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He is still accompanied by Anomaly, Variant, and Exxy. They soon suspect that this is no longer their world, and they are soon attacked by robotic humanoids Cyborg, Variant, and Exxy have to figure out what has happened to them, how they can survive, and who exactly Anomaly's "Muse" is — the person who instructed the[...]

You won't have seen most of them… Dark Nights: Metal #1 variant covers, by Jim Lee and Andy Kubert. With the variant cover by John Romita Jr coming soon. Deathstroke #22 by Shane Davis and Michelle Delecki. Green Arrow #28 by Mike Grell. Green Lanterns #28 by Brandon Peterson. Harley Quinn #25 by Frank Cho. Nightwing #26 by Casey Jones. [...]

Thanks to the joy of eBay, and some fast fingered retailers, we can see some of the ComicsPRO retailer exclusive items given away by Marvel and DC Comics – and others… So a Jim Lee sketch version of his Kate Moss Calvin Klein swiped cover to The Wild Storm #1 and a Bawoman Rebirth #1 variant… [...]

At which point, they will destroy the remaining copies of this special variant on stage There can be only one! Here;s what IDW will be giving out to retailers at ComicsPRO Darkness Visible – ComicsPro RE cover (new creator-owned series by Mike Carey and Arvind Ethan David) Diablo House – ashcan (very first creator owned series by[...]

Variant covers are a symptom of the plague destroying the comics industry, artificially inflating sales numbers and profits without increasing readers or quality of interior content, continuing the decadent trends of 90s-style excess that nearly bankrupted the industry once before, and putting money into the pockets of controversial retailer Dennis Barger Jr through his eBay[...]

The Unstoppable Wasp is the latest new comic from Marvel to get a Skottie Young variant cover This time, Young steps outside of his comfort zone, and instead of drawing a cartoon baby Wasp on a plain white background, he creates a lush scene that really helps to inform the reader of what's happening inside[...]

Bill Sienkiewicz is going to have a variant cover for every issue of the Rebirthed Harley Quinn.  Well, here's the first. Oh and here's Tim Sale's variant cover for Batman #4 while we're at it…. And Superman #4's variant cover by Kenneth Rocafort.   Bill Sienkiewicz is going to have a variant cover for every issue of the[...]

Here you go folks, all the retailer exclusive variant covers for Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: Pink #1 – and where you can find them! The Comic Bug Siya Oum AWBC (Fried Pie) Paulina Ganucheau AWBC (Fried Pie Con) Hunter Clark Collector's Paradise Megan Hutchinson Ultimate Comics Janice Chu Newbury Comics Sara Kipin Dimension X Comics Scott Swade Dimension X Comics Scott Swade Super Fly[...]

It's not enough that they are launching a comic book… now Marvel Tsum Tsum are taking over twenty Marvel titles in August through a new variant cover programme… All-New, All-Different Avengers #13 by Kris Anka All-New Wolverine #11 by Jake Parker Amazing Spider-Man #16 by Chris Samnee Captain America: Steve Rogers #5 by Helen Chen Deadpool #17 by Javier Rodriguez Doctor Strange #11[...]

 This is the retailer exclusive cover to Civil War II #0 from Wonderworld Comics by Phil Noto. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2dKdBlKgquw And this is

Hell, I still have a copy of the first I can remember, Scud The Disoosable Assassin from the nineties, but odds are there are ones before that. But last year, the artist John Tyler Christopher created an action figure variant for Star Wars #1 And demand amongst comic fans, toy collectors and Star Wars fans converged[...]

Selling over 100,000 should put it into the top ten, even in a month of Batman #50, Avengers Standoff and the like. But one is going to be really hard to get, at least for ten months. Because the Heroes & Fantasies Veronica Fish cover won't be released by the retailer until Alamo Comic Con at the end[...]

  It ws announced that February would have a bunch of Neal Adams variants covers for DC Comics titles Ans we saw all the pencils But they never said who would be inking them. The covers that start shipping tomorrow include the likes of Jim Lee, Walt Simonson, Kevin Nowlan, P Craig Russell and J Scott Campbell on[...]

This is Ben Caldwell's original art cover sketch for the Harley Quinn black bag variant cover edition, slipped into a random issue of the black bagged Wonder Woman #47. And, it seems, no one has found it yet. Is it sitting in a back issue box unopened? Sitting in a pull list, waiting not to be unopened? Sitting in[...]

Can you read a book by its cover? These people hope so! The new cover for the upcoming novel Captain America: Dark Designs by Stefan Petrucha from Marvel Comics. Here are the retailer exclusive Fried Pie covers for Spider-Man #1 by Khoi Pham… …and Deadpool & The Mercs For Money #1 by Reilly Brown. An exclusive show variant cover for Doctor Who:[...]

We've seen the "Story Thus Far" variants solicited in Marvel's listings of late, for February and March Now we understand exactly what they are Pretty much what we thought they'd be. Coming to the first issue of select second arcs, experience all the big action and can't-miss moments of the first arc in one striking image![...]

Published by DC Comics, it is using the blank sketch cover appeal from that market to create one for its own, for issue 538. Except it is also offering a blank variant cover That appears to be exactly the same Anyone knows how you'll tell the difference? Though after a couple of conventions, the real question will[...]

That comic, and others from DC this month, shipped with Harley Quinn black bag variant versions Opening each bag reveals whether you got a colour, ink or pencilled version of that cover It's quite fun, most people like it. But someone who really likes it is a customer at Collected Comics of Hirst, Texas They pulled[...]

Plenty of folk do black sketch variant covers, comics that people can get artists to sketch a new cover for, right on the front. Not much fun for the writers though. Well, writers Jimmy Palmiotti and Amanda Conner are looking to fix that, with a variant cover of their new comic for Aftershock, Super Zero #1. Through Jimmy's production company[...]

In March, Titan Comics will be publishing a new Independence Day comic book by Victor Gischler and Steve Scott to accompany the new movie out in June, And

Amazing Spider-Man #1 artwork by Mike Del Mundo (A Tribe Called Quest's Midnight Marauders) Much has been made of Marvel's recent decision to publish a publish of variant covers for their comics featuring Marvel-themed versions of famous hip-hop covers. There have been allegations of appropriation, and of outright theft, but it hasn't stopped them from being popular. Well on[...]

A Chip Zdarsky Jaxx Spotlight variant of Star Wars: Vader Down #1 that is limited to 1 in every 4999 copies ordered by a store Stores have to order 5000 copies to get one. And it is now on sale on eBay for a starting price of $4999.99 and a Buy It Now price of $9999.99. There are[...]

As previously teased, in February artist Michael Cho will be creating a series of themed variant covers in his blockprint style. Here are the 24 issues with variants, and examples of ten of them…. A-Force #3 All-New Wolverine #5 All-New, All-Different Avengers #5 Amazing Spider-Man #7 The Astonishing Ant-Man #5 Captain Marvel #2 Daredevil #4 Doctor Strange #5 Guardians of Infinity #3 All-New Hawkeye #4 Howard The Duck #4 Invincible[...]

Harley's Little Black Book will be December's DC Comics variant cover theme, featured on 10 DC Comics titles, which will all come in black opaque comic bags. These variant covers will ship in three versions. One features the finished, full-color artwork. The second features just the inked art in black and white. The third features just the pencil artwork, also[...]

The Jughead #1 NYCC exclusive cover to the relaunched book by Chip Zdarsky and Erica Henderson. Limited to 1000 copies of the Francesco Francavilla cover.

The cover to Fight Club 2 #9 by David Mack, as seen in this Scott Allie interview by Hannah Means-Shannon. Ken Haeser's Grumpy Cat #2 variant cover for Dynamic Forces.  A Greg Land variant for Amazing Spider-Man #1 for Dynamic Forces. We have more Dark Knight III retailer exclusive variants…  Books-A-Million – Rafael Albuquerque  Borderlands Comics and Games – Klaus[...]

Here's Larry Docherty of Larry's Comics variant, or "Lariant" (hilariant!) for the new issue of Enormous from 215 Ink, hitting NYCC in… ooh, five weeks time? Already? Blimey…   Here's Larry Docherty of Larry's Comics variant, or "Lariant" (hilariant!) for the new issue of Enormous from 215 Ink, hitting NYCC in… ooh, five weeks time? Already?[...]

But I have some variants for my comic These are my personal comps that I get from my publisher, Black Mask Studios I have a few of them and so I decided to sell a big set of them right now ALL OF THE MONEY FROM THE SALE OF THESE BOOKS WILL GO TO THE[...]

Bret Parks, Ssalefish Comics in Winston Salem, NC writes, I wanted to share with you the details and origin of the Ssalefish Comics exclusive variant for Young Terrorists issue 1 When Black Mask approached us about having our own private variant they mentioned that they wanted homage covers to classic hip hop albums I spent some[...]

Last week, Bleeding Cool told you that DC Comics were issuing a 1:5000 original sketch cover by Jim Lee for Dark Knight III #1. Well, Marvel don't want to be undone! And are issuing a 1:4999 variant for the launch of Deadpool #1 by Dave Johnson A "Candy Sketch Variant". Below is the standard cover from ComicBook.com, parodying DC's[...]