I’m not usually down with variant covers, at worst they are a cheap cash grab, at best a collector’s dream. Well, Marvel has announced the variant cover theme for April, and it falls into the former camp; and I am okay with that. Formerly announced as WTD Certified, Marvel has released four of the covers out of 20, as well as their official name; What The Duck!? Yep, as in Howard the Duck. The variants released so far:
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- All-New Hawkeye #2 – WTD Variant Cover by Francesco Francavilla
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- Amazing Spider-Man #17 – WTD Variant Cover by W. Scott Forbes
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- Rocket Raccoon #10 – WTD Variant Cover by Rob Guillory
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- Uncanny Inhumans #0 – WTD Variant Cover by Christian Ward
With the announcement of the others probably coming in the next few days:
- All-New Captain America #6
- All-New X-Men #41
- Ant-Man #4
- Daredevil #15
- Deadpool #45 (a.k.a. Deadpool #250)
- Guardians of the Galaxy #26
- Hulk #14
- Inhuman #14
- Legendary Star-Lord #11
- Ms. Marvel #14
- S.H.I.E.L.D. #5
- Silk #3
- Spider-Gwen #3
- Superior Iron Man #7
- Thor #7
- Uncanny Avengers #4
“Response to the announcement of the new Howard the Duck series has been staggering,” says Marvel SVP Sales & Marketing David Gabriel. “There were so many talented artists eager to take a quack at drawing a Howard cover we couldn’t resist building an entire variant month around him. This April is going to be WTD certified!”
Howard the Duck? I’m in!
