To celebrate the 40th anniversary of Pixar, Marvel Comics is teaming up with the iconic animation studio to create all-new PIXAR 40TH ANNIVERSARY VARIANT COVERS! Featured on select Marvel titles starting in July, these special homage covers pay tribute to Pixar’s legendary history by reimagining iconic Marvel Comics covers with beloved Pixar characters. These celebratory covers are the latest in Marvel’s Disney-themed homage variant covers, following recent hit collections like Toy Story Homage Variant Covers and Stitch Variant Covers.
For forty years, Pixar has been defined by innovation, imagination and magic! Now see some of today’s top comic book artists blend Pixar’s groundbreaking storytelling with the mighty Marvel mythos! From Toy Story gang to the fantastical world of Coco, the PIXAR 40TH ANNIVERSARY VARIANT COVERS capture the adventure and wonder of Pixar’s diverse and incredible filmography!
See below for a list of the first eight homage covers, with four more to be revealed at a later date:
- AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #34, an homage of Amazing Fantasy (1962) #15 featuring characters from Up
- AVENGERS: ARMAGEDDON #2, an homage of Avengers (1963) #9 featuring characters from Inside Out
- AVENGERS: ARMAGEDDON #3, an homage of Hawkeye (2016) #1 featuring characters from Brave
- FANTASTIC FOUR #13, an homage of Fantastic Four (1961) #159 featuring characters from The Incredibles
- FANTASTIC FOUR #15, an homage of Fantastic Four (1961) #49 featuring characters from A Bug’s Life
- FANTASTIC FOUR #16, an homage of Fantastic Four (1961) #39 featuring characters from Toy Story 5
- INFERNAL HULK #9, an homage of Incredible Hulk (1962) #1 featuring characters from Ratatouille
- IRON MAN #7, an homage of Iron Man (1998) #76 featuring characters from WALL-E
Check out the first five PIXAR 40TH ANNIVERSARY VARIANT COVERS:
On Sale July 1, 2026
David Baldeón FANTASTIC FOUR #13 (The Incredibles) – 75960621122701331
Todd Nauck IRON MAN #7 (Wall-E) – 75960621491400731
On Sale July 15, 2026
AVENGERS: ARMAGEDDON #2 PIXAR 40TH ANNIVERSARY VARIANT COVER BY DAVE BARDIN (Inside Out) – 75960621563800241
INFERNAL HULK #9 PIXAR 40TH ANNIVERSARY VARIANT COVER BY HUMBERTO RAMOS (Ratatouille) – 75960621361000931
On Sale August 5, 2026
Nicoletta Baldari FANTASTIC FOUR #15 (A Bug’s Life) – 75960621122701541
AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #34 PIXAR 40TH ANNIVERSARY VARIANT COVER BY RYAN STEGMAN (Up) – 75960621001503441
On Sale August 19, 2026
Phil Noto AVENGERS: ARMAGEDDON #3 (Brave) – 75960621563800341
Paco Medina DOOMQUEST #4 (Toy Story 5) – 75960621590400451
Artist TBD
On Sale September 2, 2026
- AVENGERS: ARMAGEDDON #4
- FANTASTIC FOUR #16
- THOR #801
On Sale August 16, 2026
- X-MEN #37
Stay tuned for more to be revealed in the months ahead.