Marvel launches ‘Marvel Tōkon: First Strike’ #1 comic and variants for new fighting game

PlayStation Studios, Arc System Works, and Marvel Games are teaming up for Marvel Tōkon: Fighting Souls, a new tag-team fighting game arriving August 6. The game throws players into a reimagined Marvel Universe featuring redesigned heroes, new stages, fast-paced combat, striking visuals, and a soundtrack that matches the action.

To coincide with the game’s launch, Marvel Comics is releasing Marvel Tōkon: First Strike #1, a special anthology one-shot written by Steve Orlando, Tom Waltz, and Josh Trujillo, with art by Bruno Büll, Áthila Fabbio, and Ryusei Yamada.

The comic spotlights the game’s featured factions, the Fighting Avengers and the Unbreakable X-Men, while expanding the mythology behind the game’s world. Readers will also get more insight into the game’s villains, the Promoter and Champion, alongside original stories set within the Tōkon universe.

Marvel Tōkon: First Strike #1 will feature covers by Juan Frigeri and Ryan Stegman, with an additional variant cover by Michele Bandini still to be revealed.

Marvel is also celebrating the release with 20 Marvel Tōkon: Fighting Souls variant covers rolling out across select Marvel titles beginning in August. Fans can expect artwork highlighting the game’s updated character designs and visual style.

Marvel Tōkon: Fighting Souls launches August 6, 2026, for PlayStation 5 and PC.

 

MARVEL TŌKON: FIRST STRIKE #1

Written by STEVE ORLANDO, TOM WALTZ & JOSH TRUJILLO

Art by BRUNO BÜLL, ÁTHILA FABBIO & RYUSEI YAMADA

Cover by JUAN FRIGERI

Variant Cover by RYAN STEGMAN
Variant Cover by MICHELE BANDINI

On Sale 8/5

 

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