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Published November 21, 2024

Superstar Artist Mark Brooks Whimsically Depicts Marvel Icons in New Animated-Style Covers

Mark Brooks’ Animated-Style covers grace select Marvel comics starting in February.

This past year, Mark Brooks’ animated-style depictions of Marvel characters took social media by storm! Now, fans will be able to collect them as they’re featured as variant covers on select Marvel comics starting this February.

A far cry from the superstar artist’s standard super hero style, Brooks created bright-eyed, cartoon-inspired designs for various Marvel heroes and villains. From the Avengers to the X-Men, these beloved pieces will be paired off or grouped together across 26 eye-catching covers and placed on relevant titles. Each Animated-Style Variant Cover will also be available as virgin variant covers.

"Almost a year ago I started drawing my animated Marvel characters as a warm-up every morning just for fun," Brooks shared. "It became a way for me to loosen up and draw something different from my normal style. I never dreamed that over 200 characters later that they would see the light of day as official Marvel artwork.

"I have so many more to show and even more that I want to draw. I couldn't be more thrilled to see them grace the covers of some of my favorite books and hope the audience enjoys collecting them as much as I did creating them!"

SCARLET WITCH #9 Animated-Style Variant Cover by Mark Brooks

On Sale 2/5
AVENGERS #23 Animated-Style Variant Cover by Mark Brooks
PHOENIX #8 Animated-Style Variant Cover by Mark Brooks
SCARLET WITCH #9 Animated-Style Variant Cover by Mark Brooks
UNCANNY X-MEN #10 Animated-Style Variant Cover by Mark Brooks
WOLVERINE #6 Animated-Style Variant Cover by Mark Brooks
 
On Sale 2/12
CABLE: LOVE AND CHROME #2 Animated-Style Variant Cover by Mark Brooks
DEADPOOL #11 Animated-Style Variant Cover by Mark Brooks
IMMORTAL THOR #20 Animated-Style Variant Cover by Mark Brooks
MAGIK #2 Animated-Style Variant Cover by Mark Brooks
PSYLOCKE #4 Animated-Style Variant Cover by Mark Brooks
X-MEN #11 Animated-Style Variant Cover by Mark Brooks
 
On Sale 2/19
EXCEPTIONAL X-MEN #6 Animated-Style Variant Cover by Mark Brooks
INCREDIBLE HULK #22 Animated-Style Variant Cover by Mark Brooks
LAURA KINNEY: WOLVERINE #3 Animated-Style Variant Cover by Mark Brooks
MYSTIQUE #5 Animated-Style Variant Cover by Mark Brooks
NYX #8 Animated-Style Variant Cover by Mark Brooks
STORM #5 Animated-Style Variant Cover by Mark Brooks
WEAPON X-MEN #1 Animated-Style Variant Cover by Mark Brooks
X-FACTOR #7 Animated-Style Variant Cover by Mark Brooks
X-FORCE #8 Animated-Style Variant Cover by Mark Brooks
 
On Sale 2/26
CAPTAIN AMERICA & VOLSTAGG #1 Animated-Style Variant Cover by Mark Brooks
IRON MAN #5 Animated-Style Variant Cover by Mark Brooks
SABRETOOTH: THE DEAD DON'T TALK #3 Animated-Style Variant Cover by Mark Brooks
WEST COAST AVENGERS #4 Animated-Style Variant Cover by Mark Brooks
X-MEN #12 Animated-Style Variant Cover by Mark Brooks
 
On Sale 3/26
INFINITY WATCH #3 Animated-Style Variant Cover by Mark Brooks

Check out February’s ANIMATED STYLE VARIANT COVERS and preorder them at your local comic shop today.

Grab these comics and more at your local comic book shop! Or redeem then read your digital copy on the Marvel Unlimited app by using the code found in your print comic. Find and support your local comic book shop at ComicShopLocator.com.

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AVENGERS #23 Animated-Style Variant Cover by Mark Brooks

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