The Press Release:
This January, Donny Cates and Geoff Shaw – the creative team that brought you Thanos – will bring a new GUARDIANS OF GALAXY series to readers! And to celebrate the debut of this brand-new team, Marvel is releasing a series of variant covers showcasing past and present Guardians of the Galaxy characters from superstar artists Mike McKone, Ema Lupacchino, Dale Keown, Will Sliney, and more!
Look for Marvel’s GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY variant covers on these select titles:
1. “AMAZING SPIDER-MAN” #14 by Gerald Parel

2. “AVENGERS” #13 by Patrick Zircher with colors by Jason Keith
3. “BLACK PANTHER” #8 by Jamal Campbell

4. “DEADPOOL” #8 by Jamal Campbell

5. “DOCTOR STRANGE” #10 by Will Sliney with colors by Frank D’Armata

6. “FANTASTIC FOUR” #6 by Pasqual Ferry
7. “GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY” #1 by Ron Lim with colors by Israel Silva

8. “IMMORTAL HULK” #12 by Geoff Shaw
9. “SPIDER-GWEN: GHOST SPIDER” #4 by Bobby Rubio

10. “SUPERIOR SPIDER-MAN” #2 by Mike McKone with colors by Jesus Aburtov

11. “UNCANNY X-MEN” #8 by David Marquez
12. “X-23” #8 by Dale Keown
13. “X-FORCE” #2 by Ema Lupacchino

Don’t miss your chance to collect all GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY variants, coming this January to your local comic shop!
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PiercingMetal Thoughts: Now before you send me emails about the rundown of covers being incomplete, please be advised that the press were only sent “9” of the full “13” and if additional ones come to light I will edit them into this narrative. Traditionally I don’t purchase these sorts of variants because I have my money tied up in the occasional second issue of a title I like. It’s very rare for me to purchase variants unless it’s a first issue that I am planning on reading for the long haul. So what do you readers think? Will you be adding some of these variants to your collection? Chime in down below with the ones that suit your fancy the most. I always like hearing from you folks on this stuff. See you next time.
Official Website: http://www.marvel.com
Official Character Wiki: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guardians_of_the_Galaxy_(2008_team)