Marvel unleashes 20 jaw-dropping Clayton Crain covers — with characters he’s NEVER drawn before!

Clayton Crain — the artist who redefined Ghost Rider’s hellfire, pushed symbiote horror to new extremes, and gave X-Force some of its deadliest edge — is being celebrated in a massive way this January. Marvel is rolling out a full line of CLAYTON CRAIN VARIANT COVERS, spotlighting more than two decades of his moody, hyper-detailed, unmistakable style.

Across 20+ covers, Crain delivers fresh, acrylic-painted takes on major Marvel icons, including characters he helped shape visually (like Venom and Archangel) and several heroes he’s never officially illustrated for publication until now. Every cover will also be offered in a pristine virgin variant format.

Crain says this project was a true artistic endurance run:

“All 20 covers are acrylic painted and took around 150 hours total. Even after 27 years in the industry, some of these were my first published shots at those characters. It was a great time, and I’m grateful to my editors for trusting me with such a marathon.”

Fans can now check out all 20 reveal images and lock in preorders at their local comic shops before these covers vanish into collector legend.

On Sale 1/7

NOVA: CENTURION #3 CLAYTON CRAIN VARIANT COVER – 75960620922400321

NOVA: CENTURION #3 CLAYTON CRAIN VIRGIN VARIANT COVER – 75960620922400316

VENOM #253 CLAYTON CRAIN VARIANT COVER – 75960621330625321

VENOM #253 CLAYTON CRAIN VIRGIN VARIANT COVER – 75960621330625316

WOLVERINE #14 CLAYTON CRAIN VARIANT COVER – 75960620841801421

WOLVERINE #14 CLAYTON CRAIN VIRGIN VARIANT COVER – 75960620841801416

 

On Sale 1/14

BLACK CAT #6 CLAYTON CRAIN VARIANT COVER – 75960621252100621

BLACK CAT #6 CLAYTON CRAIN VIRGIN VARIANT COVER – 75960621252100616

DUNGEONS OF DOOM #1 CLAYTON CRAIN VARIANT COVER – 75960621382500121

DUNGEONS OF DOOM #1 CLAYTON CRAIN VIRGIN VARIANT COVER – 75960621382500116

KNULL #1 CLAYTON CRAIN VARIANT COVER – 75960621388700131

KNULL #1 CLAYTON CRAIN VIRGIN VARIANT COVER – 75960621388700116

SPIRITS OF VIOLENCE #4 CLAYTON CRAIN VARIANT COVER – 75960621269900421

SPIRITS OF VIOLENCE #4 CLAYTON CRAIN VIRGIN VARIANT COVER – 75960621269900416

UNCANNY X-MEN #22 CLAYTON CRAIN VARIANT COVER – 75960620917002231

UNCANNY X-MEN #22 CLAYTON CRAIN VIRGIN VARIANT COVER – 75960620917002217

 

On Sale 1/21

AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #20 CLAYTON CRAIN VARIANT COVER – 75960621001502031

AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #20 CLAYTON CRAIN VIRGIN VARIANT COVER – 75960621001502017

BLACK PANTHER: INTERGALACTIC #2 CLAYTON CRAIN VARIANT COVER – 75960621245300221

BLACK PANTHER: INTERGALACTIC #2 CLAYTON CRAIN VIRGIN VARIANT COVER – 75960621245300216

DAREDEVIL/PUNISHER: THE DEVIL’S TRIGGER #3 CLAYTON CRAIN VARIANT COVER – 75960621442600321

DAREDEVIL/PUNISHER: THE DEVIL’S TRIGGER #3 CLAYTON CRAIN VIRGIN VARIANT COVER – 75960621442600316

INGLORIOUS X-FORCE #1 CLAYTON CRAIN VARIANT COVER – 75960621362700121

INGLORIOUS X-FORCE #1 CLAYTON CRAIN VIRGIN VARIANT COVER – 75960621362700116

PLANET SHE-HULK #3 CLAYTON CRAIN VARIANT COVER – 75960621102900321

PLANET SHE-HULK #3 CLAYTON CRAIN VIRGIN VARIANT COVER – 75960621102900316

X-MEN #24 CLAYTON CRAIN VARIANT COVER – 75960620920002431

X-MEN #24 CLAYTON CRAIN VIRGIN VARIANT COVER – 75960620920002417

 

On Sale 1/28

INFERNAL HULK #3 CLAYTON CRAIN VARIANT COVER – 75960621361000321

INFERNAL HULK #3 CLAYTON CRAIN VIRGIN VARIANT COVER – 75960621361000316

IRON MAN #1 CLAYTON CRAIN VARIANT COVER – 75960621491400171

IRON MAN #1 CLAYTON CRAIN VIRGIN VARIANT COVER – 75960621491400117

PUNISHER: RED BAND #5 CLAYTON CRAIN VARIANT COVER – 75960621144900521

PUNISHER: RED BAND #5 CLAYTON CRAIN VIRGIN VARIANT COVER – 75960621144900516

 

On Sale 2/11

CYCLOPS #1 CLAYTON CRAIN VARIANT COVER – 75960621385600121

CYCLOPS #1 CLAYTON CRAIN VIRGIN VARIANT COVER – 75960621385600116

WADE WILSON: DEADPOOL #1 CLAYTON CRAIN VARIANT COVER – 75960621448800141

WADE WILSON: DEADPOOL #1 CLAYTON CRAIN VIRGIN VARIANT COVER – 75960621448800117

 

On Sale 2/18

CAPTAIN AMERICA #7 CLAYTON CRAIN VARIANT COVER – 75960621146300731

CAPTAIN AMERICA #7 CLAYTON CRAIN VIRGIN VARIANT COVER – 75960621146300717

 

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