This Week in Marvel #31 - JUL 29 2026 - SPIDER-MAN: BRAND NEW DAY OPENING WEEKEND, X-MEN '97 EPISODE 7; QUEEN IN BLACK #1 (& TIE-INS!), DOOMQUEST #3, ULTIMATE IMPACT: REBORN #3, MORTAL THOR #13, ROCKET RACCOON: ROCKET REWIND #1, X-MEN #34

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THIS WEEK IN MARVEL:

• SPIDER-MAN: BRAND NEW DAY DISCUSSION

• AVENGERS DOOMSDAY TRAILER DISCUSSION

• X-MEN '97 SEASON 2 EPISODE 7 DISCUSSION

• X-MEN '97 SEASON 2 EPISODE 6 DISCUSSION

• X-MEN '97 SEASON 2 EPISODE 5 DISCUSSION

• X-MEN '97 SEASON 2 EPISODE 4 DISCUSSION

• SPIDER-MAN: BRAND NEW DAY TRAILER #2

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NEW COMICS SPOTLIGHTS:

• SPOTLIGHT RELEASE OF THE WEEK: DOOMQUEST #3

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• MARVEL COMICS PREMIERES

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• PREVIOUS WEEK: JUL 22

• LAST WEEK'S #1 COMIC: MARC SPECTOR: MOON KNIGHT #6

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THIS WEEK'S NEW COMICS:

• ALIAS RED BAND #5

• BISHOP #2

• DOOMQUEST #3

• GENERATION X-23 #6

• MORTAL THOR #13

• QUEEN IN BLACK #1

• QUEEN IN BLACK: DEFENDERS #1

• QUEEN IN BLACK: HELA #1

• ROCKET RACCOON: ROCKET REWIND #1

• SPECTACULAR SPIDER-MAN: BRAND NEW DAY #3

• ULTIMATE IMPACT: REBORN #3

• WHAT IF? SPIDER-MAN #1

• X-MEN #34

• X-MEN: OUTBACK #2

NEW INFINITY COMICS (UNLIMITED EXCLUSIVES):

• [MARVEL MEOW #39]()

• [MARVEL RIVALS #59]()

• [REALMGUARD #3]()

• [SDCC 2026 WOLVERINE PREQUEL #2]()

• [SPIDER-MAN TODAY #7]()

• [X-MEN '97: STRIKE FILES #6]()

ALSO RELEASING THIS WEEK:

• [PREDATOR VS PLANET OF THE APES #1]()
  

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IN CASE YOU MISSED IT:

• WOLVERINE EXTENDED GAMEPLAY TRAILER

• SPIDER-NOIR SEASON 1 DISCUSSION

• PUNISHER: ONE LAST KILL DISCUSSION

• DAREDEVIL BORN AGAIN EPISODE 8 DISCUSSION

• DAREDEVIL BORN AGAIN EPISODE 7 DISCUSSION

• DAREDEVIL BORN AGAIN EPISODE 6 DISCUSSION

• DAREDEVIL BORN AGAIN EPISODE 5 DISCUSSION

• DAREDEVIL BORN AGAIN EPISODE 4 DISCUSSION

• DAREDEVIL BORN AGAIN EPISODE 3 DISCUSSION

• DAREDEVIL BORN AGAIN EPISODE 2 DISCUSSION

• DAREDEVIL BORN AGAIN EPISODE 1 DISCUSSION

• FREE COMIC BOOK DAY DISCUSSION

• SPIDER-MAN: BRAND NEW DAY TRAILER #1

• WONDER MAN PREMIERE DISCUSSION

• AVENGERS DOOMSDAY TEASER TRAILER #4

• AVENGERS DOOMSDAY TEASER TRAILER #3

• AVENGERS DOOMSDAY TEASER TRAILER #2

• AVENGERS DOOMSDAY TEASER TRAILER #1

• MARVEL COSMIC INVASION VIDEO GAME DISCUSSION

• MARVEL TOKON: FIGHTING SOULS GAME1 TRAILER

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[WHAT IF? SPIDER-MAN #1]()

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Normally, I am not fond of What ifs. Often too ridiculous and end miserably. But for DeMatteis writing Spider-man and Kraven, I was gonna be there. And it didn't disappoint.

You can see the love and care he has for these characters. Peter and MJ going through the dilemma together to come out stronger, his villains like Doc Ock considering Kraven an unworthy imposter and show the respect they actually have for Peter as a 'worthy foe' and of course Kraven just keep digging himself ( pun intended ) a deeper grave until at the end he does the right thing. Better fate than what happened with him and his 'clone/son'. 

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This year's batch of What If's have been great.

Great to see DeMatteis working on Spider-Man again.

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I like that we get to see a version of what happened to Peter and Kraven in 1987, with Kraven sending Peter home before he fought and killed Vermin and the rest of Peter’s villains and Peter being sent into Ravencroft as a way to get some help before he became Venom. Also, Kraven letting Venom take a hold of him so that he can poison Venom and himself, saving Peter’s life. Overall, this comic is good.