Skybound Shares A First Look At ‘Invincible Universe: Battle Beast’ #1 By Kirkman And Ottley

The bloody battle between Battle Beast and Conquest reaches its brutal climax in Invincible Universe: Battle Beast #12 from co-creator/writer Robert Kirkman, co-creator/artist Ryan Ottley, colorist Annalisa Leoni, and letterer Rus Wooton arrives in comic book stores next month and we gte to have a sneak peek at the finale as well as a gallery of variant covers by the likes of Ottley, Leinil Yu & Romulo Fajardo Jr., Chris Burnham and more .

Seriously … did you think they’d only fight for two issues? One seeks the ultimate conquest. The other seeks a glorious death. The universe is beginning to miss quieter catastrophes.

Invincible Universe: Battle Beast #12 is out on Wednesday, 19th August 19, 2026, with the following covers:

• Cover A by Ryan Ottley & Annalisa Leoni
• Cover B by Leinil Yu & Romulo Fajardo Jr.
• Cover C (1:10 Connecting) by Chris Burnham & Brian Reber
• Cover D (1:25 Incentive) by Riley Rossmo
• Cover E (1:50 Incentive) by Miki Montlló
• ICover F (1:100 Incentive) by Toni Fejzula