Ant-Man #5 NYC Variant by Mico SuayanMedia Release -- This May, Marvel's best and brightest are stepping out on the town and taking on the "City that Never Sleeps" for a series of special variant covers! Today, Marvel is proud to announce 15 special NYC Variant Covers to some of your favorite Marvel titles!

"New York City is part of Marvel's DNA, now and forever," says Marvel Editor-in-Chief Axel Alonso. "We were born here, we're still here, and so many of our heroes call this city home. We're proud to honor our status as New Yorkers throughout the month of May."

From the Bronx to the Battery and everything in between, be there as Marvel celebrates its New York roots with covers that showcase the Big Apple and the heroes who live here! Rendered by some of the top artists in the industry, each cover features Marvel's iconic characters in uniquely New York settings.

Marvel is excited to reveal the following NYC Variants by some of Marvel's greatest cover artists:

· Ant-Man #5 NYC Variant by Mico Suayan
· Daredevil #16 NYC Variant by Alex Maleev
· Hulk #16 NYC Variant by Matthieu Forichon
· S.H.I.E.L.D. #6 NYC Variant by Mike Perkins
· All-New Hawkeye #3 NYC Variant by Pasqual Ferry
· Guardians Of The Galaxy #27 NYC Variant by Nick Bradshaw
· Howard the Duck #3 NYC Variant by Bobby Rubio
· Spider-Gwen #4 NYC Variant by Mark Brooks

Look for these additional NYC Variants to grace the covers of these exciting Marvel comics throughout the month of May:

· Amazing Spider-Man #18
· Black Widow #18
· Ms. Marvel #15
· Superior Iron Man #9
· Thor #8
· Uncanny Avengers #5
· Uncanny X-Men #35

No fan can afford to miss out on these exciting variant covers featuring NYC! Run, don't walk to your comic shops this May to get your hands on these can't miss NYC Variant Covers!

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