By Chad Burdette

on June 1, 2026

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