SHADOWS OF THE KING AND THE ASTRAL PLANE! Has Hisako been saved?! A climactic battle between Armor and Shadow King in the Astral Plane! But what secrets does Kageyama still hold? And what of the Children of the Atom's dependence on his power?

TO THE BITTER END! To save her friend, can she and Moonstar defeat an entire army of magic hunters? Or is Liminal still pulling her strings?

AN EPIC NEW ADVENTURE BEGINS FOR LUKE, LEIA AND HAN IN THE WAKE OF RETURN OF THE JEDI! New York Times best-selling author ALEX SEGURA launches the bold next era of STAR WARS. LUKE SKYWALKER must defend the NEW REPUBLIC from a bloodthirsty gang of mercenaries! HAN SOLO investigates a deadly underworld mystery - and saves a surprising ally! LEIA ORGANA must grapple with a new alliance opposed to the goals of the New Republic!

A JEDI MASTER DEFEATED! Jedi Master FONDAR ETZIS is dead! Jedi Knights QUI-GON JINN, MACE WINDU and AAYLA SECURA are dispatched to retrieve the body... ...but who killed Etzis...and which Jedi Knight is the next to fall?

FACE FRONT, HORROR FANS! It's October! You know what that means…it's the season for ghouls, goblins and other horrifying haunts - and unfortunately for your favorite heroes and villains (but frightfully fortunate for you readers out there in Mighty Marveldom), the Marvel U is far from immune to the effects of this time of year! FIRST! The terrifyingly talented creative team of AL EWING & KEV WALKER brings you a blood-curdling story starring BLADE! THEN! We're not done with BLADE yet, as industry powerhouse G. WILLOW WILSON and your new favorite artist DEVMALYA PRAMANIK have their own daring vision of the daywalker! BUT WAIT! Because you simply cannot afford to miss the final scintillating story in this issue, starring IRON MAN from breakout star CHRIS CONDON! What? You thought we were going to let the horror characters of the Marvel U have all the fun? WELL, YOU WERE WRONG!

OUT FROM THE SHADOW OF DARTH VADER, DOCTOR APHRA RETURNS! An all-new ongoing series featuring the rogue archaeologist as she makes her way through the galaxy in the era of the NEW REPUBLIC! APHRA must team up with LUKE SKYWALKER to track down a rare artifact! And what will she do when her tattoos no longer function?!

HOT ON THE TRAIL OF THE FALCON! HAN SOLO and CHEWBACCA continue their search for the Falcon and face RAPTOR DROIDS along the way! DUCAIN is in for a beating when Han and Chewie find him! And how are the IRVING BOYS wrapped up in this intergalactic chase?!

SPINNING STRAIGHT OUT OF THE PAGES OF IMPERIAL! As the events of IMPERIAL explode in fatal fashion, the SUPER-SKRULL finds himself at the center of a seditious scheme with consequences that will be felt by the entire cosmos! But he's not the only superpower looking for answers - an unlikely team is on the hunt to avert disaster before galactic order is lost for good!

FROM THE PAGES OF IMPERIAL! A coup at home has imperiled Shi'ar Majestrix Xandra, tearing her from the throne. Her only hope for survival lies in a mismatched group of renegades led by her father, Professor Charles Xavier, and her resurrected mother, Lilandra! But when faced with the awesome power of the Shi'ar Imperial Guard, the only way to survive…is to run!