Mutantkind has chosen its new champions! Cyclops, Marvel Girl, Polaris, Sunfire, Rogue, Synch, and Wolverine will serve as the first X-Men team since Jonathan Hickman transformed the franchise in House of X and Powers of X. The super hero squad’s fearless adventures will be told in the pages of X-MEN, the new flagship X-title debuting on July 7th. Brought to you by a team of X-Men all-stars—writer Gerry Duggan, artist Pepe Larraz, and colorist Marte Gracia—the series will continue to evolve mutant storytelling with high-stakes heroics, deadly new threats, and fascinating new developments for mutantkind.  

Black Label Society will head back out on the road this fall in North America with Obituary and Prong as support. Kicking off on October 1 in Sacramento, CA, the aptly named “Doom Trooping Over North America” tour will span coast to coast before wrapping up in Albuquerque, NM, at the end of November.  

One of heavy metal’s all-time greats, Judas Priest, will finally get the opportunity to celebrate their 50th anniversary this year with the launch of a North American tour this fall. The 50 Heavy Metal Years Tour will also feature Sabaton as openers and is being fueled by the highest charting album of Priest’s career, ‘Firepower,’ which peaked at #5 on the Billboard 200.  

Image Comics co-founder Erik Larsen has spun a momentous story arc conclusion to the long-awaited Ant finale and fans want more. Issue #12 has sold out completely at the distributor level and is being fast-tracked for a reprint in order to keep up with growing demand. The reprint will feature new cover artwork by Larsen.  

Cape Fear metal legends WEEDEATER are hitting the road in August with support from Joe Buck Yourself and Adam Faucett! The trek will kick off in Greensboro, NC on August 5 and will conclude in Asheville, NC on August 20. Tickets are available now and all links and dates can be found below!  

Iron Maiden’s Legacy of the Beast free-to-play mobile game is excited to announce another in-game collaboration, this time with Italian metal band Lacuna Coil.  

On July 7, 2021, Rob Liefeld will close out his run on the best-selling G.I. JOE title, Snake Eyes: Deadgame, from Hasbro and IDW! The fifth issue finale features an All-Star list of comic book legends providing inks and finishes to Rob’s penciled art. Not satisfied with just putting together an All-Star team, Rob decided to round out the cast by adding legendary artist and creator Kevin Eastman (TMNT), Ryan Ottley (Invincible, Amazing Spider-Man), Eric Canete (Justice League), and Karl Kerschl (Deadpool, Superman). Not content with this unparalleled assemblage of All-Star talents, Liefeld wanted to take the event one step further. The Deadpool creator enlisted the Living Legend of G.I. JOE: A Real American... 

On July 16th, your lords and masters GWAR will release vinyl re-issues of their classic albums, Lust In Space (2009) and Bloody Pit of Horror (2010), via Metal Blade Records.  

wiip, the independent studio behind HBO’s hit “Mare of Easttown,” has partnered with Emmy-winning SPAWN creator and director/producer Todd McFarlane to develop “Sam and Twitch” as a premium television drama series. The project will be based on two of the most prominent characters in the SPAWN comic franchise, which recently broke the Guinness World Record for the longest-running creator-owned comic and has sold hundreds of millions of copies in more than 120 countries worldwide. This announcement follows the news that McFarlane’s newest comic project, “SPAWN’S UNIVERSE #1,” is officially the biggest new title launch from IMAGE COMICS’ in the 21st century.  

Acclaimed creator Larry Hama will return to his epic run on Wolverine this September in X-MEN LEGENDS #7! Joined by popular X-Men artist Billy Tan, Hama will once again pick up the adventures of Weapon X, continuing his work on Wolverine that helped define the 90s.  

Fans are getting to know America Chavez like never before in her latest series, AMERICA CHAVEZ: MADE IN THE USA! Written by Kalinda Vasquez (Once Upon a Time, Marvel’s Runaways) with art by Carlos Gómez (Amazing Mary Jane), each issue of the limited series has been packed with exciting revelations about the breakout hero’s fascinating origins and promising future. Not only has she encountered Catalina, a mysterious woman claiming to be America’s sister, but she’s learned that her home dimension, the Utopian Parallel, may not even exist! These shocking moments combined with an intimate new look at her Washington Heights upbringing have made this explosive story a critically acclaimed hit but the greatest reveals... 

Incendiary guitarist and solo artist, John 5, has today announced his North American 2021 tour taking place this summer. Joining him on his 22 date trek will be blues-rock guitarist and singer Jared James Nichols and industrial rockers Black Satellite. Joining the tour for shows in Sioux Falls, Sioux City and Lincoln will be YouTuber, musician, and multi-instrumentalist Sarah Longfield. Tickets are on sale now from John5.com.<