Marvel Black History Month variant covers spotlight Captain America, Luke Cage, Rocket Racer, and more
Dec. 5, 2023Marvel is celebrating Black History Month with a series of covers by Black artists featuring Black characters
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Marvel is now showing off a selection of several more Black History Month covers featuring A-list heroes such as Luke Cage and Sam Wilson Captain America as well as several lesser known heroes like Rocket Racer and a still unnamed hypothetical sidekick for Black Panther. Marvel also promises more covers to be revealed featuring Miles Morales Spider-Man and Rocket Racer’s fellow skateboarderNight Thrasher.
That last hero is particularly interesting. Having debuted as part of Marvel’sNew Champions series of variant covers, the unnamed Wakandan hero was created as a theoretical sidekick for Black Panther, to fit in with the theme of imaginary teen legacy heroes. What’s most intriguing is that one hero from that crop of New Champions variants,Maystorm, has now made it into official continuity as one of the lead characters of Peach Momoko’s upcoming Ultimate X-Men run.
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“This February, Black creators and heroes will take center stage in new Black History Month variant covers. Drawn by some of the industry’s most talented artists, these stunning depictions of your favorite Marvel characters will grace select issues throughout the month,” reads Marvel’s official announcement. “This year’s collection spotlights pop culture icons like Captain America, Spider-Man, and Luke Cage along with fan-favorites like Rocket Racer and Night Thrasher.”
Marvel promises two more covers, likely the planned Miles Morales: Spider-Man and Night Thrasher covers, to be revealed in January.
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