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Marvel Comics in July is producing a line of variant covers that pay tribute to comics-art styles of the past. These aren’t homages to any particular cover or artist, but the general sensibilities of (mostly) the ’60s, ’70s and ’80s.
There are 22 on the schedule but the House of Ideas released 14 this week.
Here’s the complete list, along with the covers that were unveiled:
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ON SALE 7/2
ALL-NEW VENOM #8 RETROVISION VARIANT COVER BY SCOTT KOBLISH
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AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #7 RETROVISION VARIANT COVER BY LEO ROMERO
AVENGERS #28 RETROVISION VARIANT COVER BY WES CRAIG
CAPTAIN AMERICA #1 RETROVISION VARIANT COVER BY NICK BRADSHAW
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DAREDEVIL #23 RETROVISION VARIANT COVER BY LEO ROMERO
IMMORTAL THOR #25 RETROVISION VARIANT COVER BY DAN JURGENS
WOLVERINES & DEADPOOLS #1 RETROVISION VARIANT COVER BY ANDREA DI VITO
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X-MEN #19 RETROVISION VARIANT COVER BY SCOTT KOBLISH
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ON SALE 7/9
FANTASTIC FOUR #1 RETROVISION VARIANT COVER BY LEONARDO ROMERO
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MAGIK #7 RETROVISION VARIANT COVER BY JOE QUINONES
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MILES MORALES: SPIDER-MAN #35 RETROVISION VARIANT COVER BY JAVIER RODRIGUEZ
RED HULK #6 RETROVISION VARIANT COVER BY MIKE ALLRED
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UNCANNY X-MEN #17 RETROVISION VARIANT COVER BY RON FRENZ
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ON SALE 7/16
EDDIE BROCK: CARNAGE #6 RETROVISION VARIANT COVER BY JIM RUGG
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MOON KNIGHT: FIST OF KHONSHU #10 RETROVISION VARIANT COVER BY PAULO SIQUEIRA
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ON SALE 7/23
AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #8 RETROVISION VARIANT COVER BY DAN PANOSIAN
IRON MAN #10 RETROVISION VARIANT COVER BY ANNIE WU
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PHOENIX #13 RETROVISION VARIANT COVER BY MICHAEL CHO
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PSYLOCKE #9 RETROVISION VARIANT COVER BY BENJAMIN SU
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STORM #10 RETROVISION VARIANT COVER BY BETSY COLA
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WOLVERINE #11 RETROVISION VARIANT COVER BY LEO ROMERO
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ON SALE 7/30
INCREDIBLE HULK #27 RETROVISION VARIANT COVER BY ERIK LARSEN
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MORE
— MARVEL Sets Dates For July’s Landmark FANTASTIC FOUR and X-MEN Facsimile Editions. Click here.
— MARVEL Sets Dates For August’s Landmark FANTASTIC FOUR and X-MEN Facsimile Editions. Click here.
May 21, 2025
They should have let Michael Cho do the Captain America cover in his Kirby homage style. Better yet they should have reached out to Bronze Age artists like Ron Frenz, Keith Pollard, Ron Wilson, etc to truly capture the spirt of that much loved era.
May 21, 2025
As an older fan, these don’t move me at all.
May 24, 2025
A lot of these have missed the mark on the concept. I like seeing Larsen’s art, though.
May 24, 2025
Most of these seem to be interpreting ‘comic art styles of the past’ as amateurish.
May 26, 2025
For the most part, these are wonderful covers. I particularly like the X-Men cover although, oddly, the Uncanny X-Men cover doesn’t look as “dated” as I think it could have. As I look at the other commenters on this post, I’m surprised at how negative, critical and frankly, cynical they are. Personally, I appreciate the time and effort that goes into such work – work that I couldn’t do.