Marvel Comics will pay tribute to Jack Kirby with a series of variant covers in October drawn in homage to his iconic style.
“Before helping to create the Marvel Universe we all know and love, Kirby lent his genius to creating all manner of creatures for titles like Tales to Astonish, Journey Into Mystery, Strange Tales and more,” said Marvel Editor-in-Chief Axel Alonso. “We’re beyond thrilled to celebrate him and bring these characters back to the fore.”
The titles will include:
- A-Force #5 The Crawling Creature Variant by Marguerite Sauvage
- Avengers #0 Devil Dinosaur Variant by David Marquez
- All-New, All-Different Point One #1 Nezarr, the Calculator Variant by Paul Pope
- All-New Hawkeye #1 Elektro Variant by Jeff Lemire
- Amazing Spider-Man #2 Infant Terrible Variant by Paolo Rivera
- Ant-Man #1 Scarlet Beetle Variant by Tradd Moore
- Captain America: White #3 Jinni Demon Variant by Glenn Fabry
- Civil War #5 Lo-Karr, Bringer of Doom Variant by John Cassaday
- Contest of Champions #1 Xemnu the Titan Variant by Dan Brereton
- Doctor Strange #1 Awesome Android Variant by Erica Henderson
- Extraordinary X-Men #2 Yeti Variant by Phil Noto
- Groot #5 Quonian Variant by Christian Ward
- Guardians of the Galaxy #1 Groot Variant by Mike Allred
- House of M #4 Kraa the Unhuman Variant by Dave Johnson
- Howling Commandos of S.H.I.E.L.D. #1 Orrgo Variant by Michael Del Mundo
- Invincible Iron Man #2 Fin Fang Foom Variant by Mark Brooks
- Karnak #1 Rommbu Variant by Eric Powell
- Ms. Marvel #19 Wrecker’s Robot Variant by Cliff Chiang
- New Avengers #2 The Blip Variant by Simon Bisley
- S.H.I.E.L.D. #11 Poker Face Variant by James Stokoe
- Sam Wilson, Captain America #2 Zetora Variant by Tony Moore
- Spider-Gwen #1 Hypno-Creature Variant by Francesco Francavilla
- Spider-Man 2099 #2 Ulvar Variant by Chris Samnee
- The Unbeatable Squirrel Girl #1 Thorr Variant by Chris Bachalo
- Uncanny Avengers #1 Mangog Variant by Geof Darrow
- Uncanny Inhumans #1 Vandoom’s Monster Variant by Art
See four covers in the gallery below.