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Marvel reveals Marvel Tōkon: First Strike Variant Covers and One-Shot

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PlayStation Studios, Arc System Works, and Marvel Games have joined forces to deliver the latest in tag team fighters, Marvel Tōkon: Fighting Souls! Releasing on August 6, the game drops players into an all-new Marvel Universe packed with reimagined characters and stages, a heart-pounding soundtrack, intuitive gameplay, and jaw-dropping visuals that will keep you on the edge of your seat.

To celebrate the launch, Marvel Comics is bringing the excitement of the game to comic shops with Marvel Tōkon: First Strike #1, an action-packed comic special written by Steve Orlando, Tom Waltz, Josh Trujillo and drawn by Bruno Büll, Áthila Fabbio and Ryusei Yamada. Starring the breakout teams of the game—the Fighting Avengers and the Unbreakable X-Men— Marvel Tōkon: First Strike #1 expands the game’s mythology and reveals the exciting backstories of its playable heroes as well as its antagonists, the Promoter and Champion! Marvel Comics will also spotlight the game’s stunning artwork and bold character designs across 20 Marvel Tōkon: Fighting Souls Variant Covers, featured on select Marvel titles beginning in August.

As Marvel Tōkon: Fighting Souls makes its debut on gaming systems, fans can pick up this exciting anthology comic showcasing brand-new high-octane adventures from the Marvel Tōkon Universe that won’t be found anywhere else! From show-stopping brawls to deep abiding mysteries – this one-shot acts as a companion piece to the upcoming 4v4 tag-team fighting game, uncovering secrets and more!

Check out Marvel Tōkon: First Strike #1 covers by Juan Frigeri and Ryan Stegman, along with the first 11 Marvel Tōkon: Fighting Souls Variant Covers. A Michele Bandini variant cover will be revealed in the weeks ahead.

  • CAPTAIN AMERICA #14 MARVEL TŌKON: FIGHTING SOULS VARIANT COVER
  • IRON MAN #8 MARVEL TŌKON: FIGHTING SOULS VARIANT COVER
  • MARC SPECTOR: MOON KNIGHT #7 MARVEL TŌKON: FIGHTING SOULS VARIANT COVER
  • UNCANNY X-MEN #33 MARVEL TŌKON: FIGHTING SOULS VARIANT COVER
  • X-MEN #35 MARVEL TŌKON: FIGHTING SOULS VARIANT COVER
  • X-MEN UNITED #6 MARVEL TŌKON: FIGHTING SOULS VARIANT COVER
  • AVENGERS: ARMAGEDDON #3 MARVEL TŌKON: FIGHTING SOULS VARIANT COVER
  • DOOMQUEST #4 MARVEL TŌKON: FIGHTING SOULS VARIANT COVER
  • AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #35 MARVEL TŌKON: FIGHTING SOULS VARIANT COVER
  • WOLVERINE #26 MARVEL TŌKON: FIGHTING SOULS VARIANT COVER
  • X-MEN #36 MARVEL TŌKON: FIGHTING SOULS VARIANT COVER
  • AVENGERS: ARMAGEDDON #4 MARVEL TŌKON: FIGHTING SOULS VARIANT COVER
  • MARC SPECTOR: MOON KNIGHT #8 MARVEL TŌKON: FIGHTING SOULS VARIANT COVER
  • SPECTACULAR SPIDER-MAN: BRAND NEW DAY #5 MARVEL TŌKON: FIGHTING SOULS VARIANT COVER
  • TBA #1 MARVEL TŌKON: FIGHTING SOULS VARIANT COVER
  • THOR #801 MARVEL TŌKON: FIGHTING SOULS VARIANT COVER
  • WADE WILSON: DEADPOOL #8 MARVEL TŌKON: FIGHTING SOULS VARIANT COVER
  • AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #36 MARVEL TŌKON: FIGHTING SOULS VARIANT COVER
  • SPIDER-MAN/HULK: FIRE AND BRIMSTONE #2 MARVEL TŌKON: FIGHTING SOULS VARIANT COVER
  • X-MEN #38 MARVEL TŌKON: FIGHTING SOULS VARIANT COVER

Mojo’s Mashup Marvel Heroes from Jeff the Land Shark: Superstar get the Spotlight with Variant Covers

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Marvel’s breakout star is ready for prime time! In Jeff the Land Shark: Superstar, an all-new Jeff limited series from Kelly Thompson and Tokitokoro, the megalomaniacal interdimensional television mogul launches his wildest plan for ratings yet—kidnapping Jeff the Land Shark and having him headline his latest reality show! But Jeff won’t be alone—he’ll be leading a new team of mashup heroes! How will Jeff get out of this one?! And will his friends back home be able to rescue him?!

Jeff’s new team is revealed on the cover of Jeff the Land Shark: Superstar #2, arriving in August. The mashup characters will also be featured on SUPERSTAR VARIANT COVERS throughout July. Drawn by top talent, the covers spotlight DAZZLESTORM, MAGIKHOT, WOLVERINE-MAN, RAMBIT, KATE-LOCKE and ELSA STRANGE!

From making a splash in comics, including the Eisner Award winning It’s Jeff Infinity Comic, to catching a tidal wave of popularity from Marvel Rivals, Jeff is a global sensation! Now, he headlines his very own solo series, both on Marvel Unlimited and at your local comic shop, perfect for longtime Marvel readers, newcomers, and anyone in between.

JEFF HAS BEEN KIDNAPPED!

Mojo is determined to create the latest hit show…and sends the Marvel Universe into an UPROAR when he KIDNAPS beloved pet-slash-friend of heroes, Jeff the Land Shark– and his klepto companion Ken! But Jeff’s not the only star of the show—prepare to meet all-new, all-wild versions of Jeff’s closest super hero friends…and Mojo’s worst enemies!

Check out the Jeff the Land Shark: Superstar #2 cover, preview pages from issue one, and the first three SUPERSTAR VARIANT COVERS now, and preorder the series and variant covers at your local comic shop!

  • WADE WILSON: DEADPOOL #6 SUPERSTAR VARIANT COVER BY TBD – 75960621448800651
  • SORCERER SUPREME #8 SUPERSTAR VARIANT COVER BY AKA – 75960621179100841
  • UNCANNY X-MEN #31 SUPERSTAR VARIANT COVER BY RICKIE YAGAWA – 75960620917003141
  • WOLVERINE #23 SUPERSTAR VARIANT COVER BY GERARDO SANDOVAL – 75960620841802341
  • X-MEN #33 SUPERSTAR VARIANT COVER BY KRIS ANKA – 75960620920003341
  • X-MEN #34 SUPERSTAR VARIANT COVER BY LEIRIX – 75960620920003441
  • X-MEN: OUTBACK #2 SUPERSTAR VARIANT COVER BY MATEUS MANHANINI – 75960621530000241

Marvel Celebrates 60 Years of Mary Jane Watson with 20 Variant Covers!

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She’s a cover girl! This August, Marvel honors 60 fabulous years of Mary Jane Watson with Mary Jane: Face It, Tiger #1 and Mary Jane Watson Variant Covers, a runway-worthy collection of 20 new Mary Jane covers from today’s hottest artists! As multi-faceted as Mary Jane is herself, the covers range from high fashion to action packed as MJ steals the show by teaming up with fellow Marvel icons and debuting glamourous new looks!

Sixty years ago, Marvel Comics hit the jackpot. In Amazing Spider-Man #42, Mary Jane Watson made her full debut, brought to life by Stan Lee and John Romita Sr. and her luck has never run out! From Peter Parker’s sweetheart to fashion model, super hero, and even symbiote host, MJ has done it all with style. Now, the character’s legendary legacy continues in Mary Jane: Face It, Tiger #1, featuring stories that span her most iconic eras, along with a glimpse at what’s next for the inimitable superstar. The one-shot comes from a lineup of renowned writers including legendary Spider-Man scribes J.M. DeMatteis, J. Michael Straczynski and Ann Nocenti, along with rising star Ashley Allen. They’re joined by an all-star group of artists, including Phil Noto, Alina Erofeeva, Andrea Broccardo, Luigi Zagaria—ensuring Mary Jane has never looked better!

Check out the first six Mary Jane Watson Variant Covers and preorder all 20 covers, along with Mary Jane: Face It, Tiger #1, at your local comic shop!

  • AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #34 MARY JANE WATSON VARIANT COVER BY KRIS ANKA
  • CAPTAIN AMERICA #14 MARY JANE WATSON VARIANT COVER BY MIGUEL MERCADO
  • FANTASTIC FOUR #15 MARY JANE WATSON VARIANT COVER BY ANNIE WU
  • IRON MAN #8 MARY JANE WATSON VARIANT COVER BY LEIRIX
  • MARC SPECTOR: MOON KNIGHT #7 MARY JANE WATSON VARIANT COVER BY TODD NAUCK
  • UNCANNY X-MEN #33 MARY JANE WATSON VARIANT COVER BY MEGHAN HETRICK
  • WADE WILSON: DEADPOOL #7 MARY JANE WATSON VARIANT COVER BY ANAND RAMCHERON
  • INFERNAL HULK #10 MARY JANE WATSON VARIANT COVER BY HUMBERTO RAMOS
  • JEFF THE LAND SHARK: SUPERSTAR #2 MARY JANE WATSON VARIANT COVER BY PEACH MOMOKO
  • MILES MORALES: SPIDER-MAN #1 MARY JANE WATSON VARIANT COVER BY KAARE ANDREWS
  • PUNISHER #7 MARY JANE WATSON VARIANT COVER BY DAVI GO
  • QUEEN IN BLACK #3 MARY JANE WATSON VARIANT COVER BY INHYUK LEE
  • WOLVERINE #25 MARY JANE WATSON VARIANT COVER BY MARK BAGLEY
  • X-MEN #35 MARY JANE WATSON VARIANT COVER BY RON LIM
  • X-MEN UNITED #6 MARY JANE WATSON VARIANT COVER BY GLEB MELNIKOV
  • AVENGERS: ARMAGEDDON #3 MARY JANE WATSON VARIANT COVER BY TAURIN CLARKE
  • MORTAL THOR #14 MARY JANE WATSON VARIANT COVER BY ELIZABETH TORQUE
  • DAREDEVIL #5 MARY JANE WATSON VARIANT COVER BY DERRICK CHEW
  • DOOMQUEST #4 MARY JANE WATSON VARIANT COVER BY DAVID MACK
  • BLACK CAT #13 MARY JANE WATSON VARIANT COVER BY KEVIN WADA

Preview: Uncanny X-Men #28

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Uncanny X-Men #28

(W) Gail Simone (A) Luciano Vecchio

INMATE X REVEALED! Our wildest UNCANNY story yet continues! A mysterious turn of events brings the New Mutants to the Uncanny X-Men, and the Outliers are nowhere to be found! All this plus the secret of Graymalkin Prison’s INMATE X revealed at last! Who is this incredibly lethal mutant powerhouse, and what does it mean for mutantkind?

Uncanny X-Men #28

Marvel reveals Marvel Snap Swimsuit Variant Covers

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Get ready for Marvel Snap’s hottest season yet! Just in time for summer, Marvel Snap, the hit card battling game, will feature all-new set of Swimsuit Cards illustrated by best-selling cover artist InHyuk Lee! The artwork will also be featured on Marvel Snap Swimsuit Variant Covers on select Marvel comics hitting stands in July.

Heat up your decks with bold new swimsuit cards! Capturing the spirit of Marvel’s iconic Swimsuit Specials, each eye-catching card features striking swimsuit looks for some of the Multiverse’s fiercest heroes: MAGIK, WOLVERINE (LAURA KINNEY), ENCHANTRESS, MYSTIQUE, PSYLOCKE, NICO MINORU, GWENPOOL, and HOPE SUMMERS.

Preorder all eight Marvel Snap Swimsuit Covers at your local comic shop today.

  • MARVEL SWIMSUIT SPECIAL: BRAND NEW BEACH DAY #1 MARVEL SNAP SWIMSUIT VARIANT COVER BY INHYUK LEE – 75960621474700161
  • WADE WILSON: DEADPOOL #6 MARVEL SNAP SWIMSUIT VARIANT COVER BY INHYUK LEE – 75960621448800661
  • X-MEN UNITED #5 MARVEL SNAP SWIMSUIT VARIANT COVER BY INHYUK LEE – 75960621443300551
  • UNCANNY X-MEN #31 MARVEL SNAP SWIMSUIT VARIANT COVER BY INHYUK LEE – 75960620917003161
  • MORTAL THOR #13 MARVEL SNAP SWIMSUIT VARIANT COVER BY INHYUK LEE – 75960621284201341
  • WOLVERINE #24 MARVEL SNAP SWIMSUIT VARIANT COVER BY INHYUK LEE – 75960620841802451
  • X-MEN: THE HELLFIRE MURDER #1 MARVEL SNAP SWIMSUIT VARIANT COVER BY INHYUK LEE – 75960621580500151
  • X-MEN #34 MARVEL SNAP SWIMSUIT VARIANT COVER BY INHYUK LEE – 75960620920003451

Marvel Celebrates Disability Pride Month with New Covers and Stories Spotlighting Misty Knight, Daredevil, and more!

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This July, Marvel Comics celebrates Disability Pride Month with an all-new saga starring heroes that represent strength and empowerment for the disability community. Written by Marieke Nijkamp and drawn by Andrea Di Vito, the story will be told in special backup stories across four issues: Amazing Spider-Man #32, Uncanny X-Men #31, Fantastic Four #14, and Wolverine #24. Each issue will also feature a Disability Pride Variant Cover by one of several seminal artists: Jamie McKelvie, David Mack, Aaron Kuder, Leinil Francis Yu, and Stephen Segovia.

Intersecting with a range of different disabilities, the iconic characters spotlighted include DAREDEVIL, MISTY KNIGHT, ECHO, HAWKEYE, SILHOUETTE and FINESSE. This formidable group of heroes will come together to save Colleen Wing from a deadly threat in an action-packed story highlighting the power of community and uplifting one another.

AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #32

Featuring a special backup story celebrating Disability Pride Month by MARIEKE NIJKAMP & ANDREA DI VITO
Disability Pride Promo Cover by JAMIE MCKELVIE
Disability Pride Variant Cover by LEINIL FRANCIS YU
On Sale 7/1

UNCANNY X-MEN #31

Featuring a special backup story celebrating Disability Pride Month by MARIEKE NIJKAMP & ANDREA DI VITO
Disability Pride Variant Cover by DAVID MACK
On Sale 7/8

FANTASTIC FOUR #14

Featuring a special backup story celebrating Disability Pride Month by MARIEKE NIJKAMP & ANDREA DI VITO
Disability Pride Variant Cover by AARON KUDER
On Sale 7/15

WOLVERINE #24

Featuring a special backup story celebrating Disability Pride Month by MARIEKE NIJKAMP & ANDREA DI VITO
Disability Pride Variant Cover by STEPHEN SEGOVIA
On Sale 7/22

Marvel’s Disability Pride Celebration is part of the Marvel’s Voices program, which delivers super-powered storytelling that explores the multitude of unique backgrounds, journeys and identities found in the Marvel Universe.

Check out Jamie McKelvie’s Disability Pride Variant Cover along with David Mack’s Disability Pride Variant Cover and preorder them at your local comic shop today!

Marvel’s Pride Variant Covers Return in June. Get a Look at What’s Coming to Shelves

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Marvel’s Pride Variant Covers return in June. This year’s collection consists of five stunning covers of LGBTQIA+ Marvel characters drawn by Luciano Vecchio in his signature character spotlight variant cover style.

Here are the five characters featured this year:

  • Felicia Hardy, A.K.A. BLACK CAT, Marvel’s slyest and most skilled super-thief, currently starring in an acclaimed solo run by G. Willow Wilson and Gleb Melnikov.
  • Akihiro, the lethal mutant warrior and son of Wolverine, now bonded with the Spirit of Vengeance and raising hell in Inglorious X-Force by Tim Seeley and Michael Sta. Maria as HELLVERINE.
  • HELA, the Asgardian goddess of death who—after seizing Knull’s throne and building a fearsome symbiote army—now headlines Queen in Black, this summer’s epic crossover event from Al Ewing and Iban Coello. 
  • Bobby Drake, A.K.A. ICEMAN, founding X-Man and Omega-level mutant, currently using his unmatched experience and power to guide mutantkind in X-Men United by Eve L. Ewing and Tiago Palma.
  • KITTY PRYDE, one of the X-Men’s most dedicated leaders, who also stars in X-Men United as headmistress of Emma Frost’s new Graymatter Lane, the next evolution of mutant education.

Get a look at the covers and don’t miss out when they come to shelves this June!

  • MORTAL THOR #11 PRIDE VARIANT COVER BY LUCIANO VECCHIO – 75960621284201161
  • AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #31 PRIDE VARIANT COVER BY LUCIANO VECCHIO – 75960621001503151
  • INGLORIOUS X-FORCE #6 PRIDE VARIANT COVER BY LUCIANO VECCHIO – 75960621362700641
  • UNCANNY X-MEN #30 PRIDE VARIANT COVER BY LUCIANO VECCHIO – 75960620917003041
  • X-MEN UNITED #4 PRIDE VARIANT COVER BY LUCIANO VECCHIO – 75960621443300441

New Variant Covers Spotlight art from Marvel Dimensions, Alex Ross’ Upcoming Graphic Novel

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This September, Alex Ross reimagines the Marvel Universe in Marvel Dimensions, an all-new graphic novel from Marvel and Abrams ComicArts as part of their Marvel Arts line, releasing September 1, 2026. Written and illustrated by Ross, the upcoming graphic novel follows the incomparable artist’s acclaimed work on Fantastic Four: Full Circle with an expansive, reality-shattering saga that includes beautifully painted depictions of Marvel heroes’ iconic origins and early stories. Starting in June, eighteen pieces of artwork from Marvel Dimensions will appear as stunning Variant Covers across select Marvel Comics titles.

Like Alex Ross’ hit Timeless Variant Covers, the new Variant Covers from Marvel Dimensions showcase Marvel heroes as the mythic legends they are! The collection includes classic group shots of the Fantastic Four, Avengers, and X-Men, as well as heroic character portraits, each realistically and dramatically captured by Ross’ singular and award-winning talent!

Preorder the Variant Covers from Marvel Dimensions at your local comic shop today and look for Marvel Dimensions in stores this September.

  • AVENGERS: ARMAGEDDON #1 VARIANT COVER FROM MARVEL DIMENSIONS BY ALEX ROSS – 75960621563800131
  • DOCTOR STRANGE #7 VARIANT COVER FROM MARVEL DIMENSIONS BY ALEX ROSS – 75960621125800721
  • FANTASTIC FOUR #12 VARIANT COVER FROM MARVEL DIMENSIONS BY ALEX ROSS – 75960621122701221
  • MORTAL THOR #11 VARIANT COVER FROM MARVEL DIMENSIONS BY ALEX ROSS – 75960621284201151
  • X-MEN #31 VARIANT COVER FROM MARVEL DIMENSIONS BY ALEX ROSS – 75960620920003131
  • AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #31 VARIANT COVER FROM MARVEL DIMENSIONS BY ALEX ROSS – 75960621001503131
  • X-MEN UNITED #4 VARIANT COVER FROM MARVEL DIMENSIONS BY ALEX ROSS – 75960621443300461
  • CAPTAIN AMERICA #12 VARIANT COVER FROM MARVEL DIMENSIONS BY ALEX ROSS – 75960621146301221
  • INFERNAL HULK #8 VARIANT COVER FROM MARVEL DIMENSIONS BY ALEX ROSS – 75960621361000821
  • AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #32 VARIANT COVER FROM MARVEL DIMENSIONS BY ALEX ROSS – 75960621001503231
  • FANTASTIC FOUR #13 VARIANT COVER FROM MARVEL DIMENSIONS BY ALEX ROSS – 75960621122701321
  • IRON MAN #7 VARIANT COVER FROM MARVEL DIMENSIONS BY ALEX ROSS – 75960621491400751
  • AVENGERS: ARMAGEDDON #2 VARIANT COVER FROM MARVEL DIMENSIONS BY ALEX ROSS – 75960621563800221
  • CAPTAIN AMERICA #13 VARIANT COVER FROM MARVEL DIMENSIONS BY ALEX ROSS – 75960621146301331
  • CIVIL WAR: UNMASKED #3 VARIANT COVER FROM MARVEL DIMENSIONS BY ALEX ROSS – 75960621471600331
  • WOLVERINE #23 VARIANT COVER FROM MARVEL DIMENSIONS BY ALEX ROSS – 75960620841802321
  • UNCANNY X-MEN #32 VARIANT COVER FROM MARVEL DIMENSIONS BY ALEX ROSS – 75960620917003231
  • DAREDEVIL #5 VARIANT COVER FROM MARVEL DIMENSIONS BY ALEX ROSS – 75960621282800521
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