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Where there is a Marvel event, variant covers follow, and this year’s Avengers-X-Men-Eternals three-way standoff will be no exception.
Marvel has revealed the first of a group of Women of AXE: Judgment Day and Men of AXE: Judgment Day variant covers by artists Lucas Werneck and Ashley Witter, respectively. Meaning Werneck handles the ‘Women of’ covers and Witter handles the ‘Men of.’
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The main series by writer Kieron Gillen and artist Valerio Schiti begins on July 20 with AXE: Judgment Day #1 and is preceded a week before by the prologue issue AXE: Eve of Judgment Day #1 by Gillen and artist Pasqual Ferry on July 13.
The Women of AXE: Judgment Day covers by Werneck, revealed below, include the Avenger Echo, who currently also possesses the Phoenix Force; the Eternals Thena, who these days looks very much like her movie counterpart played by Angelina Jolie; original member and current X-Men co-leader Jean Gray; and lastly the recently resurrected Destiny who now sits on the Krakoa’s Quiet Council.
According to Marvel, the portrait variant covers feature “some of the most powerful players from all three sides” of the ‘AXE’ showdown.
Here’s a rundown of the Women and Men variant cover schedule: followed by a look at Werneck’s variants:
On sale July 13
- AXE: Eve of Judgment #1 Women of AXE variant cover by Werneck
- AXE: Eve of Judgment #1 Men of AXE variant cover by Witter
On sale July 20
- AXE: Judgment Day #1 Women of AXE variant cover by Werneck
On sale August 10
- AXE: Judgment Day #2 Men of AXE variant cover by Witter
On sale in August
- AXE: Judgment Day #3 Women of AXE variant cover by Werneck
- AXE: Judgment Day #4 Men of AXE variant cover by Witter
On sale in September
- AXE: Judgment Day #5 Women of AXE variant cover by Werneck
On sale in September
- AXE: Judgment Day #6 Men of AXE variant cover by Ashley Witter
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Judgment Day will take its shot at becoming one of the most impactful Marvel events of all time.
