Marvel Celebrates 70 Years with Variants
by Wesley Thomas ~ June 1st, 2009. Filed under: Comics.Marvel Comics decided to celebrate its 70th Anniversary with Variant Covers. Several of their upcoming books will have alternate covers that pay tribute to fashion, music, and cultural quirks from the last seven decades. Our personal favorite is the cover for Marvel Zombies #3 which has the Zombies paying tribute to Michael Jackson’s Thriller. Coming in second, War Machine wailing on a Fender Jaguar in what appears to be the “Smells Like Teen Spirit” video on the cover of War Machine #7.
All of the 70th Anniversary Decade Variants appear below the jump with release information.
ALL-NEW SAVAGE SHE-HULK #3 (of 4) (APR090462)
ALL-NEW SAVAGE SHE-HULK #3 (of 4) DECADE VARIANT
Written by FRED VAN LENTE
Penciled by PETER VALE & MICHAEL RYAN
Cover by PAUL RENAUD
90s DECADE VARIANT BY JUAN DOE
Parental Advisory …$3.99
On-Sale—6/17/09
WAR MACHINE #7 (APR090515)
WAR MACHINE #7 DECADE VARIANT
Written by GREG PAK
Penciled by TBA
Cover by FRANCESCO “MATT” MATTINA
90s DECADE VARIANT BY MIKE CHOI
Rated T+ …$2.99
On-Sale—6/17/09
MARVEL ZOMBIES 4 #3 DECADE VARIANT
Written by FRED VAN LENTE
Penciled by KEV WALKER
Cover by GREG LAND
80s DECADE VARIANT BY MIKE PERKINS
Parental Advisory …$3.99
On-Sale—6/17/09
X-MEN: LEGACY #225 (APR090532)
X-MEN: LEGACY #225 DECADE VARIANT
Written by MIKE CAREY
Art by PHILIPPE BRIONES
Cover by DANIEL ACUÑA
90s DECADE VARIANT BY ADRIANA MELO
Rated A …$2.99
On-Sale—6/17/09