Chad Burdette
Yesterday Marvel released the second in the variant cover series in anticipation as Jed MacKay and C.F. Villa prepare to kick off a new era of AVENGERS this May.
In MacKay and Villa’s AVENGERS saga, the team will embrace a new divine purpose after being gifted with knowledge of THE TRIBULATION EVENTS, a series of grand-scale disasters that will spark upheaval throughout the known universe. Fans got their first glimpse at MacKay’s overarching AVENGERS plan in last month’s year-ending one-shot, TIMELESS, where readers followed Kang in his hunt for the unobtainable “MISSING MOMENT.” Now, a dangerous game is afoot, and the prize is more significant than anything imaginable… Will the Avengers triumph in the face of the Tribulation Events and learn the connection behind these earth-shattering threats and Kang’s quest? Or will they be reduced to mere pawns in a great scheme beyond their comprehension?
Today’s variant cover release is from Kael Ngu, a freelance illustrator from Malaysia, who started his professional career doing card game illustrations and concept art for a local game studio, and has done cover work for various Marvel titles.
Captain Marvel. Iron Man. Thor. Black Panther. Captain America. Scarlet Witch. Vision. Ngu’s cover captures the incredible might of these seven legendary Avengers as they assemble for one of the greatest challenges in the team’s 60-year history. This group of icons will need every ounce of their power and more for what’s coming as they become major players in Kang’s final conquest and tackle bold, high-stakes missions that only Earth’s Mightiest Heroes can hope to handle.
Check it out Ngu’s electrifying piece now, which will also be available as a virgin variant cover:
AVENGERS #1
- Written by Jed MacKay
- Art by C.F. Villa
- Main Cover by Stuart Immonen
- Variant Cover by Kael Ngu
- Virgin Variant Cover by Kael Ngu
Stay tuned for another AVENGERS #1 variant cover reveal tomorrow as the week-long sneak peek of the stunning variant covers that will grace the debut issue continues.
