Marvel's Stormbreakers Take to the Stars in New 'Avengers' Homage Covers Starring the Guardians of the Galaxy

On April 12, Marvel’s band of cosmic super heroes begin an exciting new era in GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY #1 by writers Collin Kelly and Jackson Lanzing and artist Kev Walker. To celebrate this new run and the 55th anniversary of the title, Marvel’s Stormbreakers Class of 2023 have depicted the team in stunning new variant covers!

Releasing throughout May, these covers depict the Guardians at various moments in their storied history including the original debut, their 2000s reinvention, and more. Over the years, the team has stepped up to become the galaxy’s mightiest heroes, and these covers honor that by featuring their most legendary lineups in homages to iconic AVENGERS cover!

• NEW AVENGERS #1 starring the team from GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY #1 (2008) 
• AVENGERS #9 starring the team from GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY #1 (2019)
• AVENGERS #1 starring the team from GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY 1 (2020) 
• AVENGERS #16 starring the team from ALL-NEW GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY #1 (2017)
• AVENGERS #58 starring the team from GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY #1 (2013)
• AVENGERS #500 starring the team from GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY #30 (1992)
• AVENGERS #4 starring the team from MARVEL SUPER-HEROES #18 (1969)
• WEST COAST AVENGERS #1 starring the team from GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY #1 (2015)
   

Each month, Marvel's Stormbreakers bring their incredible talents to your favorite comic series and characters and flex their skills with exciting themed variant cover collections. The current group of artists includes Elena Casagrande, Nic Klein, Jan Bazaldua, Chris Allen, Martin Coccolo, Lucas Werneck, Federico Vicentini, and C.F. Villa.

Each of these artists embody the raw talent and creative potential to shatter the limits of visual storytelling in comics today! As the next evolution of the groundbreaking Marvel's Young Guns program, Marvel's Stormbreakers continues the tradition of spotlighting and elevating these powerful artists to showcase their abilities, artwork and prominence in the world of comic books.

On Sale 5/3
IMMORTAL X-MEN #11 STORMBREAKERS VARIANT COVER BY C.F. VILLA
MOON KNIGHT #23 STORMBREAKERS VARIANT COVER BY JAN BAZALDUA
SCARLET WITCH #5 STORMBREAKERS VARIANT COVER BY MARTIN COCCOLO

On Sale 5/17
DANNY KETCH: GHOST RIDER #1 STORMBREAKERS VARIANT COVER BY FEDERICO VICENTINI

On Sale 5/24
STORM #1 STORMBREAKERS VARIANT COVER BY NIC KLEIN
WARLOCK: REBIRTH #2 STORMBREAKERS VARIANT COVER BY LUCAS WERNECK

On Sale 5/31
DOCTOR STRANGE #3 STORMBREAKERS VARIANT COVER BY ELENA CASAGRANDE
AVENGERS BEYOND #3 STORMBREAKERS VARIANT COVER BY CHRIS ALLEN

Get star-struck by these out-of-this-world covers now and stay tuned in the coming weeks for the reveal of June’s STORMBREAKER VARIANT COVERS!

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