March 13’s best new comics: Amazing Spider-Man #45, Fall of the House of X #3, & more

❘ Published: 2024-03-11T16:18:46

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Spider-Man feels the fallout from Gang War, the Transformers wrap up their first arc, and the X-Men prepare for war in March 13’s best new comics.

The middle of March brings us a slightly slower tempo for new comics. The various publishers have found themselves in between arcs and stories.

That doesn’t mean nothing is going down, though. The Fall of X event is quickly picking up pace as lines are drawn and teams get in place for their final strike. Meanwhile, Spider-Man is setting up its next major event, which promises the return of Norman Osborn as the Green Goblin.

Here are the best new comics shipping this week to help you prepare for what’s to come.

Best new comics week of March 13

The Amazing Spider-Man #45
Transformers #6
Action Comics #1063
The Immortal Thor #8
Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: The Return #2
Fall of the House of X #3
Every new comic releasing week of March 13

These are the best new comics releasing the week of March 13, 2024. DC Comics titles hit shelves on Tuesday, March 12, while other publishers – such as Marvel, Image, and IDW – will release books on Wednesday, March 13.

You can find your local comic shop at Comic Shop Locator or purchase digital copies via the digital storefronts linked below.

The Amazing Spider-Man #45

Spider-Man’s Gang War has ended (though fans may get a second stab at its story if the latest Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 leaks are to be believed). Now, all eyes are on the next major milestone: The Amazing Spider-Man #50.

We’re still a while away from Spidey’s next major brawls, which include the return of Ben Reilly/Chasm and Norman Osborn’s seeming return to form as the evil Green Goblin. For now, this issue promises more about the mysteries of Ravencroft, and the growing tension between Spidey and the newly superheroic Mary Jane.

Buy The Amazing Spider-Man #45 on Comixology

Transformers #6

The first arc of Transformers is winding down, but don’t expect the book to stop pulling punches. Upcoming solicits already tease a war for leadership among the Decepticons and a surprise return.

For now, though, the first salvo in the latest Autobots/Decepticons war is about to land, with the last issue seeing a grievously injured Prime alone against the Constructicon Devastator. Is the stage being set for Prime’s noble sacrifice?

Buy Transformers #6 on Comixology

Action Comics #1063

Superman’s had a lot of bizarre team-ups over the years, but this one definitely takes the cake. In the wake of Bizarro’s magical inversion of the world, the Man of Steel has to team up with the most sane man left on Earth – The Joker!

We’ve seen Superman and Joker run into each other a lot over the years, and alternate Earth tales like Injustice see that confrontation get deadly. Whether the two work together well enough to form a coherent team will be something to behold.

Buy Action Comics #1063 on Comixology

The Immortal Thor #8

It’s almost a mostly forgotten bit of trivia at this point, but Marvel pulled off a pretty huge Thor retcon a few years ago. It was established that his mother was not Frigga or the Phoenix, but actually Gaea, the Earth Goddess.

Thor’s origin as Gaea-born has been referenced off-hand, but it wasn’t even that big a deal in the story where it was revealed, seeing as how the mini-series that would have explored it was canceled. Preview pages for Ewing’s Immortal Thor promise a confrontation with a radically altered Gaea, hinting another retcon may be incoming.

Buy The Immortal Thor #8 on Comixology

Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: The Return #2

The debut issue of Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: The Return had some huge surprises. Not only was it revealed the Power Rangers had dissolved after defeating evil and losing one of their own, but the former Red Ranger was back in action and had gone missing.

But readers couldn’t have possibly been prepared for the shocking final page, with Trini’s niece showing up on Kimberly’s doorstep, demanding to be the new Yellow Ranger. It may be a story beat fans recognize from the recent 30th-anniversary special, but longtime fans are sure to be intrigued by the story.

Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: The Return #2 cover art

Buy Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: The Return #2 on Comixology

Fall of the House of X #3

The pieces are slowly falling into place for the end of the Krakoa Age. Magik is back on the field, having had her powers restored with help from Polaris, while Iron Man sets up to fight back against Orchis with his latest armor, the Sentinel Buster.

With Fall of the House of X, we see the final stages of the war taking shape. Cyclops is back in play, and the damage caused by various strike teams is starting to rack up. The all-out confrontation is just a few weeks away, and it promises to change the X-Men forever.