Marvel’s Stormbreakers Celebrate X-Men History In New Variants
by Tony Thornley
Sixty years ago, Marvel’s greatest superteams- the X-Men and the Avengers- debuted. After celebrating Earth’s Mightiest in June, Marvel’s Stormbreaker artists turn their attention to the Merry Mutants in a new series of July variant covers.
Ranging from key debuts to milestone moments to even cool cover homages, this series of covers will be featured on Marvel’s biggest titles all through July. Each one is poster worthy and a must have for any X-Men fan.
From Marvel’s press release:
Just as the X-Men enter FALL OF X, an unpredictable new era for Marvel’s Merry Mutants, revisit your favorite time periods from throughout X-history in eight stunning covers that will adorn Marvel’s hottest titles in July. Marvel’s elite artists have delivered fresh takes on classic moments in the mutant mythos including Kitty Pryde and Emma Frost’s fabulous debut, Rogue joining the team, the rise of the Sentinels, and more.
Each month, Marvel’s Stormbreakers bring their incredible talents to your favorite comic series and characters and flex their skills with exciting themed variant cover collections. The current group of artists includes Elena Casagrande, Nic Klein, Jan Bazaldua, Chris Allen, Martin Coccolo, Lucas Werneck, Federico Vicentini and C.F. Villa. Each of these artists embody the raw talent and creative potential to shatter the limits of visual storytelling in comics today! As the next evolution of the groundbreaking Marvel’s Young Guns program, Marvel’s Stormbreakers continues the tradition of spotlighting and elevating these powerful artists to showcase their abilities, artwork and prominence in the world of comic books.
Check out a gallery of all eight covers, and be sure to let your local comic shop know so you can pick up your favorites this July!
