Marvel Comics is celebrating the 25th Anniversary of Kurt Busiek and Alex Ross' renowned Marvels series with variant covers painted by Alex Ross, starting with Fantastic Four #6 in January, Tony Stark: Iron Man #9 in February, and The Immortal Hulk #15 in March. And late in June, 20 artists will come together to pay tribute in a Marvels 25th anniversary homage variant program across Marvel's most popular titles.
Click on the Gallery below to see images of the covers.
Also, don’t miss the return of Kurt Busiek and Alex Ross with curated behind-the-scenes content, exclusive reprints, variants, and more commemorating the landmark series with Marvels Annotated. Slated for release in February, the Marvels Annotated series kicks off with never-before-seen commentary from Kurt Busiek and Alex Ross. Read the original Marvels series with new covers and insight from the creators themselves.
Marvels Annotated #1 (Of 4)
Alex Ross & Kurt Busiek (W) and Alex Ross (A/C)
Virgin Variant Cover by Alex Ross
Variant Cover by Paolo Rivera
Celebrating the 25th anniversary of the series that changed the way we look at super heroes, the landmark Marvels is back! In the year 1939, young photojournalist Phil Sheldon attends the sensational unveiling of the fiery android Human Torch — little knowing he is witnessing the dawn of the Age of Marvels! Prepare to relive Marvel’s Golden Age from a whole new point of view as Phil covers the superhuman sightings of the 1930s and 1940s — from the terror caused by the Human Torch’s epic clash with the Sub-Mariner to the patriotism stirred by the debut of Captain America and more! Packed with extras and completely remastered, you don’t want to miss this unique look back at the Marvels phenomenon! Collecting Marvels #0-1.
Marvels Annotated #2 (Of 4)
Alex Ross & Kurt Busiek (W) and Alex Ross (A/C)
Virgin Variant Cover by Alex Ross
Variant Cover by Paolo Rivera
Phil Sheldon, photographer for the Daily Bugle, trains his eagle eye on the birth of the Marvels — from Earth’s Mightiest Heroes assembling as the Avengers to the wedding of Mister Fantastic and the Invisible Girl. But when the X-Men’s public debut brings about a surge of anti-mutant hysteria, the issue hits home for Phil in a very personal way! Packed with extras and completely remastered, you don’t want to miss this unique look back at the Marvels phenomenon! Collecting Marvels #2.
Also as part of the Marvels anniversary, the original Marvels series has been remastered and reprinted in a trade paperback which is on sale now.

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Posted by ICv2 on December 7, 2018 @ 11:04 pm CT

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