‘Invincible Universe: Battle Beast’ #1 Heads For A Tenth Printing With Ten Covers To Collect

by Olly MacNamee

Invincible Universe: Battle Beast #1 from creator/writer Robert Kirkman (Terminal, Void Rivals), co-creator/artist Ryan Ottley (Invincible), colourist Annalisa Leoni (Cobra Commander), and letterer Rus Wooton is set for a tenth printing from Skybound/Image Comics this October. And to mark this auspicious milestone, you can choose between ten open-to-order covers, which you can browse in the gallery below and including a special gold foil edition of the issue’s original main cover by Ottley & Leoni and a new cover by Ottley & Leoni, as well as new covers by Brett Bean, Jerome Opeña & Neeraj Menon, Cully Hamner, Nick Bradshaw & Jim Charalampidis, Tom Whalen, James Stokoe, Ben Stenbeck, and Carmine Di Giandomenico.

“The Invincible Universe has been a pop culture landmark for years and it’s beyond exciting to see new readers discover Battle Beast’s bloody good corner of that universe,” said Ben Abernathy, Executive Editor, Skybound. “We’re extremely proud to see Invincible Universe: Battle Beast #1 join Transformers #1 in bringing readers new and old to comic shops across the world. These stunning numbers deserve celebrating, and what better way than with a Skybound Gold printing?”

Invincible Universe: Battle Beast #1 Tenth Printing is out on Wednesday, 7th October, 2026 from Skybound.

The full list of covers is below:

  • Cover A (Foil, $4.99) by Ryan Ottley & Annalisa Leoni
  • Cover B (Foil, $4.99) by Ryan Ottley & Annalisa Leoni
  • Cover C by Brett Bean
  • Cover D by Jerome Opeña & Neeraj Menon
  • Cover E by Cully Hamner
  • Cover F by Nick Bradshaw & Jim Charalampidis
  • Cover G by Tom Whalen
  • Cover H by James Stokoe
  • Cover I by Ben Stenbeck
  • Cover J by Carmine Di Giandomenico