Media Release -- You read that right! We said X-MEN TRADING CARDS. As a team comprised of some of the most fan-favorite mutants ever assembled join forces in the pages of July's ASTONISHING X-MEN #1, Marvel is bringing the fanfare and returning to one of the most iconic pieces of X-Men history by one of its most famed artists! To celebrate the launch of this must-read new series, Marvel's Merry Mutants take your comic shop by storm throughout the month of July for a series of nearly thirty X-MEN TRADING CARD VARIANTS by legendary artist Jim Lee!

Remastered and recolored from the original trading cards, relive this iconic era of the Children of the Atom with a series of eye-popping covers. Originally penciled by legendary X-Men artist Jim Lee with inker Scott Williams, colorists such as Jesus Aburtov, Israel Silva & Chris Sotomayor apply modern coloring techniques to these classic masterpieces!

Look for these can't-miss X-MEN TRADING CARD VARIANTS on your favorite Marvel titles, coming exclusively to comic shops throughout the month of July:

1. ALL-NEW WOLVERINE #22 (Archangel)
2. AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #30 (Bishop)
3. AVENGERS #9 (Mystique)
4. BLACK PANTHER #16 (Storm)
5. CABLE #3 (Cable)
6. CAPTAIN AMERICA: STEVE ROGERS #19 (Gambit)
7. CHAMPIONS #10 (Cyclops)
8. DAREDEVIL #23 (Domino)
9. DEADPOOL #33 (Deadpool)
10. DEFENDERS #3 (Shadow King)
11. DOCTOR STRANGE #23 (Mr. Sinister)
12. GENERATION X #4 (Jubilee)
13. GWENPOOL, THE UNBELIEVABLE #18 (White Queen)
14. INVINCIBLE IRON MAN #9 (Colossus)
15. IRON FIST #5 (Sabretooth)
16. JEAN GREY #4 (Dark Phoenix)
17. MIGHTY THOR #21 (Sentinel)
18. MS. MARVEL #20 (Lady Deathstrike)
19. OLD MAN LOGAN #26 (Professor X)
20. PETER PARKER: THE SPECTACULAR SPIDER-MAN #2 (Psylocke)
21. THE PUNISHER #14 (Forge)
22. ROYALS #5 (Magneto)
23. SPIDER-MAN #18 (Shadowcat)
24. THANOS #9 (Strong Guy)
25. UNCANNY AVENGERS #25 (Rogue)
26. VENOM #152 (Polaris)
27. WEAPON X #5 (Warpath)
28. X-MEN BLUE #7 (Jean Grey)
29. X-MEN GOLD #7 (Mojo)

Retailers: Check your future Marvel Mailers & July Previews Catalog for ordering information these upcoming variant covers. Retailers are encouraged to check their orders as demand for these covers can only increase in the coming weeks.
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