One of the most anticipated hero games of the year, Marvel Rivals, has officially launched this month and we are here to help you find stories that contain characters from game! So, sit back, relax and enjoy this guide to our favorite stories of your favorite Vanguards, Duelists and Strategists.
Jeff The Land Shark
Its Jeff / Its Jeff The Jeff-Verse One-Shots– Collecting issues #1-#12 and #13-24 (respectfully) of the hit Infinity Comics series from the Marvel Unlimited app, these one-shot features a brand-new covers and never-before-seen story from beloved creators Kelly Thompson and Gurihiru! (TPB coming this Summer)
Deadpool By Kelly Thompson TPB (2019)– Hail to the King! Deadpool’s unlikeliest career change yet sees him dethrone the King of Monsters – and become the Merc with a Monarchy! His new kingdom? Staten Island – the place where monsters dwell! But his royal highness soon finds himself neck deep in political intrigue – and facing major obstacles including Captain America and the monster-hunting Elsa Bloodstone! Uneasy lies the head that wears a crown – and Wade will learn that lesson firsthand when Kraven the Hunter arrives with regicide on his mind! But when Elsa learns she’s dying, why is Deadpool the only one who can save her? Learn the truth of the Bloodstone curse as action, adventure and a dimension full of hideous goo await! Plus: Wade invades the X-Men’s island-nation of Krakoa – and King Deadpool takes on the King in Black!
Venom War It’s Jeff– WHAT’S EATING JEFF…AND WHAT’S JEFF EATING?! That’s right – the crossover event of the summer finally reaches the real star of Marvel Comics – Jeff the Land Shark! When Jeff’s night of fun is interrupted by the madness of the Venom War, is Marvel’s goodest boy going to be able to keep his cool? Or…will he give in to the symbiote’s temptations and EAT SOMEONE’S BRAINS?!?! The team behind the hit Infinity Comic brings us an oversized all-new tale of the world’s cutest predator!
Psylocke
Demon Days By Peach Momoko TPB– A wandering swordswoman with a psychic blade arrives at a village targeted by demons. One is black-and-white with a horrifying tongue, and another may be the strongest demon there is! Mariko Yashida hears mysterious voices and has strange dreams that feel real. Maybe her redheaded maid who dresses all in black might know more than she lets on? But as Mariko embarks on a wondrous journey, deadly creatures lurk in the woods – including a mysterious blue-skinned woman and a giant with super-strength and claws! Enter a creative and mysterious new world of demons, monsters, mutants and magic!
Uncanny X-Force By Rick Remender TPB– Psylocke, Archangel, Deadpool and Fantomex sign up for Wolverine’s secret squad of assassins, but their first mission – to find and deal with the reborn Apocalypse – casts a long shadow. As the members of X-Force struggle to come to terms with their actions, one among them unravels in what could only be called the “Dark Angel Saga”! Startlingly familiar Deathloks; a return to the Age of Apocalypse; a warring Otherworld; and the all-new, all-deadly Brotherhood of Evil Mutants await in Remender’s extraordinary exploration of the ethics of execution.
Psylocke By Alyssa Wong (2024)– Trained to be an assassin since birth, Kwannon chose to be an X-Man. But there are still some jobs too dirty for the X-Men. And some paths must be walked alone. When the mission is brutal, Psylocke unsheathes her blades to punish those who prey on mutants. Exploding out of the pages of X-MEN, Alyssa Wong and Vincenzo Carratù take Psylocke into the underbelly of the Marvel Universe, carving out her own place in a world that would rather see her under control! (TPB also coming this Summer)
Magik
X-Men By Jed McKay (2024)– The mutant nation of Krakoa is gone, and the anti-mutant organization Orchis has fallen — but the X-Men remain, always. As Cyclops, Scott Summers leads, because that is what he does. As Beast, Hank McCoy builds, because that is what he does. And from their new home in Alaska, the X-Men raise a flag of defiance. Mutant business is their business. Join Scott, Hank, Magneto, Psylocke, Kid Omega, Temper, Magik and the unstoppable Juggernaut as new forces in the world move into position, battling for the destiny and philosophy of the mutant species. And when a crisis arises in San Francisco, the X-Men must test their mettle against an entire invading alien fleet! But how did they come to possess their new HQ, the Factory, and how difficult a position does that put them in? Plus: the shocking return of Trevor Fitzroy and the Upstarts!
New Mutants (2019)– The new generation claims the dawn! The classic New Mutants – Sunspot, Wolfsbane, Mirage, Karma, Magik and Cypher – get together with new friends Chamber and Mondo for a new mission…tracking down their teammate Cannonball! Hitching a ride into outer space with the Starjammers, the New Mutants soon find themselves in trouble and on trial for crimes against the Shi’ar Empire! But when Deathbird returns and throws the Empire into turmoil, the New Mutants’ happy reunion soon becomes a complicated struggle for galactic freedom! Who will claim the Shi’ar throne?
Magik (2024)– THE MYSTIC MUTANT GOES DEMON HUNTING IN HER OWN NEW, ONGOING SERIES! The X-Man Ilyanna Rasputina strikes out on her own with new allies and dark powers arrayed against her. Something ancient has awakened beneath the Alaskan ice. Unfortunately for it, that’s Magik’s territory now! This is a stylish, high-octane demon-hunting adventure starring the fiercest X-Man of them all!
Black Widow
Black Widow By Kelly Thompson TPB (2020)– Something is very wrong with Natasha. She’s…happy?! She’s reveling in the perfect life she never dreamed she could have. But scratching the surface of that peaceful existence reveals something very wrong lurking beneath it – and a woman like Nat just can’t help but scratch. Beyond the Golden Gate Bridge lies a mystery only the Marvel Universe’s greatest spy can solve, but doing so will be the most emotional adventure of her long life! As the Black Widow adjusts to a revised status quo in San Francisco, allies old and new will help her target a mysterious emerging threat in the city by the bay – a dangerous villain known only as Apogee. But even more deadly is the Living Blade – the one skeleton in Natasha’s closet she hoped she’d never encounter again!
Black Widow Widowmaker TPB– Thrilling adventures of Marvel’s deadliest superspy! Natasha’s shadowy past once again threatens all she holds dear in a globe-hopping thriller! As the Black Widow’s house of cards comes crashing down around her, what will she do to keep her deepest secret buried? When a senator is seduced and assassinated, why does the trail followed by his journalist son lead back to Natasha? Meanwhile, espionage agents around the world are being assassinated by an all-new Ronin! The next two targets: Black Widow and Mockingbird! But Hawkeye is determined to unmask the killer! Let the spy games begin!
Guardians Of The Galaxy
Guardians Of The Galaxy Modern Era Epic Collection TPB #01 Somebody’s Got To Do It-The galaxy needs guardians! As the Marvel Universe is rocked by another Annihilation event, Peter Quill suits up as Star-Lord – and joins the fight alongside a motley crew including Mantis, Groot and Rocket Raccoon. And with the boundaries of our reality weakened by cosmic conflicts, and dark gods and monsters seeping through the cracks, heavy hitters like Gamora, Drax and Adam Warlock join this offbeat squad of butt-kickers?to become the modern-day Guardians of the Galaxy! They’re a dysfunctional team with a big future ahead of them – unless the Universal Church of Truth has its way! But why are the 31st-century Guardians, Major Victory and Starhawk, here too? A fresh war looms in the exciting and action-packed story that revitalized the Guardians for a blockbuster new era!
Star Lord The Saga Of Peter Quill TPB– The stirring story of Star-Lord! Before Peter Quill was a Guardian of the Galaxy, he was…an astronaut! Or at least he wanted to be. But as NASA’s biggest burnout, Quill seemed destined to stay grounded on Earth. Now, discover how he finally journeyed out into the galaxy! But getting off-world is one thing – surviving is another. Especially when Yondu and his space pirates find him! Plus: Relive Star-Lord’s pre-Guardians adventures: teaming with Thanos of Titan against a cosmic threat lurking in a galactic prison – and meeting Rocket Raccoon, Groot and Mantis on a high-stakes mission against the techno-organic Phalanx! But what deadly secrets lurk in Quill’s past on Earth, and what will they mean for his future in space?
Venom
King In Black TPB– Darkness reigns! After a campaign of terror across the galaxy, Knull reaches Earth – and he hasn’t come alone! With an army of hundreds of thousands of symbiote dragons at his command, the King in Black is a force unlike any Earth’s heroes have ever faced. Eddie Brock, A.K.A. Venom, has seen firsthand the chaos that even one of Knull’s monsters can wreak. Can anyone possibly survive this onslaught? Outgunned and outmanned, Earth’s heroes are reeling. It will take everything they’ve got to face the God of the Abyss as he ensnares the planet in everlasting darkness! Donny Cates and Ryan Stegman present the definitive chapter in their three-year-long VENOM saga that changed everything you thought you knew about symbiotes – and they’re raising the stakes for the entire Marvel Universe! Hail to the king!
All-New Venom #1– WHO IS THE ALL-NEW VENOM? The smiling, swashbuckling spider-hero New York loves to hate to love is back – and more fun-loving than ever! That’s right, it’s… Wait, it’s VENOM?! An all-new host is taking the symbiote in a whole new direction – but who? It could be the Journalist…the Terrorist…the Sidekick… or even the Mayor… We’re giving you all the clues, good believers – but you won’t know until the mask comes off! Writer Al Ewing takes Venom in a completely new direction with artist Carlos Gómez bringing the story to gorgeous life!
Venom Vs Carnage TPB– What?s worse than one mayhem-producing symbiote? Two. What?s worse than that? Three. That?s right: Venom?s offspring, Carnage, is about to have a baby itself?
There’s over 2 dozen other characters currently available in the game so if you don’t see your favorite, don’t worry your local Graham Crackers Comics staff members can help point you in the right direction. Happy Reading from the Murrieta Staff!