The news about the return of the “Fantastic Four” the the Marvel Universe of comic books is a very big deal and I’ve touched upon some of the announcements about this already that can be examiner HERE and HERE. While I recommend reading the other posts to be up to speed, if you don’t have the time please be aware that this new series comes care of Dan Slott and Sara Pichelli. Such a return is bound to find a wide assortment of “Artist Variants” coming to light and I will be sharing any that I am made aware of in this single post to make this an easy point of referral. I’ll start with the Official Cover and continue along until the transmissions end. Enjoy.
May 21, 2018: This August, Marvel is celebrating the launch of FANTASTIC FOUR #1 by Dan Slott and Sara Pichelli with Artgerm variant covers featuring team portraits! First unveiled at Comicbook.com, get a closer look at the Artgerm variant covers for FANTASTIC FOUR #1 featuring The Thing and the Human Torch, with Mr. Fantastic and Invisible Woman coming soon! These will be available for the first issue only.
June 27, 2018: This August, Marvel is celebrating the launch of FANTASTIC FOUR #1 by Dan Slott and Sara Pichelli with Artgerm variant covers featuring team portraits! Get a closer look at the Artgerm variant covers for FANTASTIC FOUR #1 featuring The Thing, Human Torch, Mr. Fantastic and Invisible Woman. These will be available for the first issue only.
June 29, 2018: This August, 57 years to the day of the FANTASTIC FOUR’s original debut, Marvel’s First Family returns as the Fantastic Four make their dramatic homecoming to the Marvel Universe! In celebration of the much-anticipated launch of FANTASTIC FOUR #1, Marvel is excited to reveal a hidden gem variant cover with art from our very own Chief Creative Officer Joe Quesada, never before seen as a cover!
July 3, 018: This August, 57 years to the day of the FANTASTIC FOUR’s original debut, Marvel’s First Family returns as the Fantastic Four make their dramatic homecoming to the Marvel Universe! In celebration of the much-anticipated launch of FANTASTIC FOUR #1, Marvel is excited to reveal an all-new cover from Eisner Award winning artist Eric Powell (The Goon’s, Secret Wars Too.)
July 6, 2018: This August, 57 years to the day of the FANTASTIC FOUR’s original debut, Marvel’s First Family returns as the Fantastic Four make their dramatic homecoming to the Marvel Universe! In celebration of the much-anticipated launch of FANTASTIC FOUR #1, Marvel is excited to reveal all-new covers from celebrated artists Humberto Ramos and Nick Bradshaw.
July 9, 2018: This August, 57 years to the day of the FANTASTIC FOUR’s original debut, Marvel’s First Family returns as the Fantastic Four make their dramatic homecoming to the Marvel Universe!
In celebration of the much-anticipated launch of FANTASTIC FOUR #1, Marvel is excited to reveal an existing piece of art from one of Fantastic Four’s best known artists, the late Mike Wieringo—never before seen as a cover until now! “It’s so exciting to see Mike’s work gracing another Marvel cover after 10 years,” said Mike’s brother, Matt Wieringo. “The Fantastic Four was one of his dream assignments, and I’m sure Mike would have been pleased to participate in the return of Marvel’s first family. And, as Mike’s biggest fan, it’s a genuine pleasure for me to see his art on the stands again.” “As the artist of my favorite run editing FANTASTIC FOUR, it’s especially nice that the late, great Mike Wieringo can make a contribution to the launch of this new one,” added SVP and Executive Editor Tom Brevoort.
July 12, 2018: This August, 57 years to the day of the FANTASTIC FOUR’s original debut, Marvel’s First Family returns as the Fantastic Four make their dramatic homecoming to the Marvel Universe! In celebration of the much-anticipated launch of FANTASTIC FOUR #1, Marvel is excited to reveal a SURPRISE hidden gem variant cover from legendary artist Jack Kirby!
July 16, 2018: This August, 57 years to the day of the FANTASTIC FOUR’s original debut, Marvel’s First Family returns as the Fantastic Four make their dramatic homecoming to the Marvel Universe! In celebration of the much-anticipated launch of FANTASTIC FOUR #1, Marvel is excited to reveal a variant cover from legendary artist Walt Simonson!
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PiercingMetal Thoughts: As I am editing this post over a number of weeks until they stop submitting new covers to the media, I will not add much to the mix since it would get me confused. I am glad they are doing this with a team such as the Fantastic Four as they truly deserve it and who knows. Perhaps one day we shall find the team back into the hands of the folks at Disney and joining the rest of the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Pipe dreams sure, but if they can work out something with Sony Pictures and use Spider-Man, can the Fantastic Four be too far behind. Since I never know when you readers will see these covers, I will simply ask which ones you think you will add to your collection. Depending on who we see might find me doing the same since it’s a first issue. Okay until next time.
Official Website: http://www.marvel.com
Official Character Wiki: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fantastic_Four