New Marvel and Indie Comics Releasing Wednesday, December 30th

AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #55
(W) Nick Spencer (A) Patrick Gleason (CA) Gabriele Dell’Otto
LAST REMAINS CONCLUDES!
•  “LAST REMAINS” ends and will make you look at Spider-Man differently. It’ll make Peter look at himself differently.
•  If you thought the buildup TO Kindred was intense, the fallout FROM Kindred is even more devastating.
Rated T+

AVENGERS #40
(W) Jason Aaron (A) Javi Garron (CA) Leinil Francis Yu
ENTER THE PHOENIX!
The infamous firebird of cosmic destruction and rebirth known as the Phoenix Force has returned to Earth to find a new avatar. So now the Avengers and some of the most powerful heroes and villains in the Marvel Universe are being called into a competition unlike anything they’ve ever seen. A globe-spanning battle that will transform them all and ultimately decide…who will be the all-new Phoenix.
Rated T+ 

BOYS DEAR BECKY #8
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(W) Garth Ennis (A) Russell Braun (CA) Darick Robertson
With the aid of some old familiar faces, Hughie’s globetrotting efforts to discover the origin of Becky’s diary finally bear fruit- but is he ready to face the shadowy figure behind the conspiracy that almost destroyed him? Old debts are paid and old scores settled, as the last story of The Boys comes to its conclusion.

I WALK WITH MONSTERS #2
(W) Paul Cornell (A/CA) Sally Cantirino
The horrors of Jacey’s past are unpacked as she and David walk into the lion’s den. And what exactly is this monstrous form that David can assume?

KING IN BLACK IRON MAN DOOM #1  
(W) Christopher Cantwell (A/CA) Salvador Larroca
Iron Man has risked everything to save Eddie Brock, but now he’s left with nothing but guilt. As longtime ‘frenemy’ Doctor Doom shows up with both counseling words and ulterior motives, they’lll be forced to battle an all-too-familiar specter of the holiday season-albeit one now twisted and controlled by the recent invasion of Earth by the symbiote homeworld. As Iron Man and Doom fight as temporary allies, their unexpected encounter both with each other and a horrifying inversion of yuletide joy may ultimately reveal to them the true meaning of Knull-mas.
Rated T+

MIRKA ANDOLFOS UNSACRED VOL 2 #2
(W) Mirka Andolfo, Davide Goy (A) Elisa Pocetta (CA) Mirka Andolfo
In Un/Sacred Vol 2, Mirka and her special guests invite you once again into the world of Angelina and Damiao…and their daughter Eden!  
In issue 5, “Deliver Us From Evil,” Eden is all grown up, and starting to date!  But her choice of boyfriend, Severino-the spoiled brat who taunted Damiano growing up all his life-is something that Damiano is finding VERY hard to swallow, as a protective father.  

MONSTRESS TALK-STORIES #2 (OF 2)
(W) Marjorie M. Liu (A/CA) Sana Takeda
Once again bridging the gap between the fifth and sixth arc (which resumes January 2021), Part Two of MONSTRESS: TALK-STORIES follows Maika as she opens up to Kippa and recounts an important day from her childhood in Thyria.   

TRANSFORMERS ESCAPE #1 (OF 5)
(W) Brian Ruckley (A/CA) Bethany McGuire-Smith
World War spills into this all-new limited series! As Cybertron descends into a state of war, countless civilians-unaligned with the Autobots, Decepticons, or any faction-are caught in the crossfire. Fortunately, a solution may be coming… Wheeljack, Hound, and some of Cybertron’s greatest (and most infamous) scientists seek to reactivate the Ark program and evacuate the planet with huge spaceships. On the verge of war, will their efforts be enough to escape?

WOLVERINE #8
(W) Ben Percy (A) Viktor Bogdanovic (A/CA) Adam Kubert
CELEBRATING 350 ISSUES OF THE SOLO ADVENTURES OF WOLVERINE!
Someone’s making moves against WOLVERINE’S old crew TEAM X, and it’s leaving bodies dropped and artifacts stolen. A mystery unfurls as Logan picks up the scent of his old compatriot, the mutant known as MAVERICK! Don’t miss this special over-sized issue celebrating Logan’s history while kicking off the next arc and serving as a jumping on point for new readers!
Parental Advisory

 X-MEN #16
(W) Jonathan Hickman (A) Phil Noto (CA) Leinil Francis Yu
X OF SWORDS FALL OUT !
The Captain Commander of Krakoa made a fateful decision. There’s no going back.
Rated T+