Midtown Comics unveils Skottie Young AVENGERS VS. X-MEN #1 variantMedia Release -- Midtown Comics in New York City is proud to announce their exclusive variant of Marvel's highly anticipated event, Avengers vs. X-Men #1 by superstar artist Skottie Young!

It's not every day that Marvel does an event as important as the upcoming Avengers vs. X-Men, and it's even more rare for a cover to come along that is so good, so fun, and so irresistible you just can't say no to it. We're speaking of course of our AMAZING Midtown Comics Exclusive Skottie Young wraparound cover to Avengers vs. X-Men #1. The exclusive variant is available now at the special pre-order price of $6.00 on midtowncomics.com. The book will be available for purchase in-stores on April 3rd at 8:00PM and is ONLY available at Midtown Comics and midtowncomics.com!

Midtown Comics will be celebrating the release of Marvel's Avengers vs. X-Men #1 with our exclusive Skottie Young cover and a release party at our Times Square location on April 3rd with very special guests: John Romita Jr, Adam Kubert, Axel Alonso, Tom Brevoort, and Nick Lowe! The signing event will start at 9:00PM that evening. All Avengers vs. X-Men #1 covers will be available for pre-purchase as of 11:00AM, with the actual books available as of 8:00PM.

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Skottie Young is the artist of the New York Times Best Selling and Eisner Award winning series of OZ adaptations published by Marvel Comics. Wonderful Wizard of Oz, Marvelous Land of Oz, Ozma of Oz, and many more.

Avengers Vs. X-Men #1: Written by Brian Michael Bendis with art by Marvel favorite John Romita Jr. ?Does the return of the Phoenix to Earth signal the rebirth of the Mutant species? That's what the X-Men believe but unfortunately, the Avengers are convinced that its coming will mean the end of all life on Earth! The stage is set for the ultimate Marvel showdown in this oversized first issue!

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