Welcome to the future. 2022 is here and with it comes 365 days of new comics, events, announcements, and sequential storytelling centered things to look forward to.
Deep space YA adventures featuring famed superheroes clash with indie expansions on beloved minicomics. There are anniversaries for friendly (and future) neighborhood Spider-Mans and the bad boys of creator-owned comics, as well as new takes on old classics, and some huge releases from indie superstars. And that’s before major manga drops and Substack come into play.
So get ready for comics galore in 2022. Here’s what’s ahead:
2022 sees the big anniversary for two Spider-heroes: The ever youthful Peter Parker is celebrating his 60th anniversary and Spider-Man 2099 is turning 30 (Not to mention the 20th anniversary of Sam Raimi’s Spider-Man). That means you can look forward to what Marvel calls a “year long celebration” of the hero. What that entails right now isn’t quite clear, but in the past big anniversaries have garnered special issues, new merch, and more. Spider-Man: Beyond was the big event at the end of 2021, so you can expect to feel the ramifications of that weekly event coming into this year until the final issue in March. That’s just in time to clear the way for the anniversary of Amazing Fantasy #15, which was cover dated August 1962 — so we’ll probably see the big anniversary celebration issue/s in the summer.
Spider-Man isn’t the only one having a birthday, though, as Avengers like Hulk, Thor, and Ant-Man — as well as Fantastic Four foe Doctor Doom — are also turning 60 this year. So expect some corresponding titles including Ryan Ottley and Donnie Cates’ ongoing Hulk book.
Milestone will once again make its mark on the DC Universe with
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