The Best Marvel Comics of 2026

Jeff Loeb and Tim Sale bring you this stirring Spider-Man saga that revisits the origins of Peter Parker’s young love affair with Gwen Stacy. While the foundation of the book is a love story, it’s not without its perils. He’ll have to face Green Goblin, the Rhino, and a double dose of Vulture.

It’s always good when you can get a deeper understanding of a hero’s past so you can understand what makes them tick. Every page of this amazing book will have your Spidey sense tingling.

Cultural critic and New York Times bestseller Ta-Nehisi Coates pens this gripping tale of rebellion in Wakanda. The Black Panther must face a terrorist group committed to bringing chaos and destruction to the mythical African nation.

Newcomers to the world of Black Panther will find this beautifully illustrated comic easy to jump right into without needing to know a lot of backstory beforehand. Ta-Nehisi Coates knocked it out of the park with this first effort at writing a beloved superhero.

With premonitions of Iron Man’s death and boardroom intrigue threatening to oust Tony Stark from Stark Industries, Battle Royal weaves an exciting tale that threatens the futures of both Tony Stark and Iron Man. As if that weren’t enough, there’s even a love triangle that threatens to derail Tony’s love life.

Stunning action, classic Iron Man illustrations, and familiar villains all add up to a heroic, hopeful book. This 448-page collection is great for fans of the original Iron Man character as well as first-time readers who loved the Avengers movies.

Marvels is a death-defying, decades-spanning, genre-twisting, jam-packed rollercoaster ride. Heroes past, present, and future all feature in this thrilling adventure that spans the twentieth century, recalling the legendary exploits of the Human Torch, the arrival of Galactus, and Peter Parker’s greatest failure—all through the eyes of a photojournalist.

Writer Kurt Busiek and legendary artist Alex Ross deliver one of the most beautiful books ever made in this standalone story that serves as a kind of overture for the Marvel universe.

Hulk ruling over a post-apocalyptic nightmare? What’s not to like? In these two short comic stories—The End and Future Imperfect by Peter David, Dale Keown, and George Perez—we follow Hulk, alone as usual, as he dominates the few beings left on Earth without fear or mercy.

Not for the faint of heart, these stories will make you see Hulk in a whole new light. You may love him; you may fear him. But all will bow before his might.