Skybound Reveals The “Roar-Some” Covers To ‘Battle Beast’ #1
by Olly MacNamee
Skybound/Image Comics revealed the lineup of variant covers for the forthcoming Invincible Universe debut issue Battle Beast #1, which reunites the longtime Invincible co-creators writer Robert Kirkman and artist Ryan Ottley (The Amazing Spider-Man). You can read more on that story here, but check out the covers below and synopsis:
“Cursed with an unquenchable thirst for violence that threatens those he loves, Battle Beast searches the universe for the one warrior mightier than him…so that he may die before harming anyone else. But even in a universe of mighty Viltrumites like Invincible and Omni-Man, it seems that no one may be able to stop the galaxy’s deadliest warrior…unless he does the unthinkable.”
Perfect for longtime fans and new readers alike, the new ongoing series promises to reveal the secret story of crowd favorite Battle Beast in what is the most demanded Invincible story of all time, in the first-ever Battle Beast series.”
Cover B by David Finch 
Cover D (1:10 Incentive) by E.J. Su 
Cover E (1:25 Incentive) by Kael Ngu 
Cover F (1:50 Incentive) by Arthur Adams 
Cover G (1:100 Incentive) (Foil) by Jonboy Meyers 
Cover I Blank Sketch Cover 
Cover J (Battle Beast Die Cut Mask Cover) (Foil) ($4.99) by Ryan Ottley, Andres Juarez & Annalisa Leoni
The full list of covers and contributing artists are as follows:
- Battle Beast #1 Cover A by Ryan Ottley & Annalisa Leoni
- Battle Beast #1 Cover B by David Finch
- Battle Beast #1 Cover C Blind Bag: various*
- Battle Beast #1 Cover D (1:10 Incentive) by E.J. Su
- Battle Beast #1 Cover E (1:25 Incentive) by Kael Ngu
- Battle Beast #1 Cover F (1:50 Incentive) by Arthur Adams
- Battle Beast #1 Cover G (1:100 Incentive) (Foil) by Jonboy Meyers
- Battle Beast #1 Cover H (1:1000 CGC Signed/Graded) (Foil) by Ryan Ottley & Annalisa Leoni
- Battle Beast #1 Cover I Blank Sketch Cover
- Battle Beast #1 Cover J (Battle Beast Die Cut Mask Cover) (Foil) ($4.99) by Ryan Ottley, Andres Juarez & Annalisa Leoni
- Battle Beast #1 Cover K (1:2000 Ryan Ottley Original Art Sketch Cover) by Ryan Ottley
*Invincible Universe: Battle Beast #1 also features a first-of-its-kind blind bag program that allows fans a chance to get any of the solicited covers from A through I. However, there are rare surprise comics related to Battle Beast or the Invincible Universe that can be found in these blind bags. Those surprise comics will not be publicly announced in advance of the issue release.
Battle Beast #1 will be out on Wednesday, April 23rd, 2025 from Skybound/Image Comics
