Exclusive: Rampage Through Marvel's Kirby Monster Covers

Marvel is getting monstrous this October with 26 variant covers featuring some of the finest creation of the true King of Monsters, Jack Kirby. Each cover features a brand new rendition of a classic Kirby monster by one of the finest artists in today's industry, and we have the exclusive reveal on four of the best.

Xemnu the Titan is easily the masterpiece of all Marvel monsters; here he's hypnotically brought to life by Dan Brereton for the cover of Contest of Champions #1. Phil Noto offers a chilling take on Black Panther monster The Yeti for Extraordinary X-Men #2, and Marguerite Sauvage gets cute with a newt on the cover of Spider-Man 2099 #2. James Stokoe rounds out our exclusive selection with his noodle-headed alien gambler Poker Face for the cover of SHIELD #1. Check out the covers below!

<em>Extraordinary X-Men</em> #2 featuring Yeti (from <em>Black Panther</em> #5). Cover by Phil Noto — *Extraordinary X-Men* #2 featuring Yeti (from *Black Panther* #5). Cover by Phil Noto

<em>Spider-Man 2099</em> #2 featuring The Crawling Creature (from <em>Tales to Astonish</em> #22). Cover by Marguerite Sauvage — *Spider-Man 2099* #2 featuring The Crawling Creature (from *Tales to Astonish* #22). Cover by Marguerite Sauvage

<em>S.H.I.E.L.D.</em> #1 featuring Poker Face (from <em>Strange Tales of the Unusual</em> #7). Cover by James Stokoe — *S.H.I.E.L.D.* #1 featuring Poker Face (from *Strange Tales of the Unusual* #7). Cover by James Stokoe

You can check out the rest of the Kirby Monster variant covers beloww, including the covers that Marvel released previously, and the covers that debuted this morning at CBR, ComicVine, Newsarama and ComicBook.com.

Via Marvel:

<em>Amazing Spider-Man</em> #2 featuring Infant Terrible (from <em>Fantastic Four</em> #24). Cover by Paolo Rivera — *Amazing Spider-Man* #2 featuring Infant Terrible (from *Fantastic Four* #24). Cover by Paolo Rivera

<em>Doctor Strange</em> #1 featuring Awesome Android (from <em>Fantastic Four</em> #15). Cover by Erica Henderson — *Doctor Strange* #1 featuring Awesome Android (from *Fantastic Four* #15). Cover by Erica Henderson

<em>Guardians of the Galaxy</em> #1 featuring Groot (from <em>Tales to Astonish</em> #13). Cover by Mike Allred — *Guardians of the Galaxy* #1 featuring Groot (from *Tales to Astonish* #13). Cover by Mike Allred

<em>Karnak</em> #1 featuring Rommbu (from <em>Tales to Astonish</em> #19). Cover by Eric Powell — *Karnak* #1 featuring Rommbu (from *Tales to Astonish* #19). Cover by Eric Powell

Via CBR:

<em>All-New, All-Different Avengers #0</em> featuring Devil Dinosaur (from <em>Devil Dinosaur</em> #1). Cover by David Marquez — *All-New, All-Different Avengers #0* featuring Devil Dinosaur (from *Devil Dinosaur* #1). Cover by David Marquez

<em>Captain America: White</em> #3 featuring Jinni Demon (from <em>Thor</em> #137). Cover by Glenn Fabry — *Captain America: White* #3 featuring Jinni Demon (from *Thor* #137). Cover by Glenn Fabry

<em>All-New Hawkeye</em> #1 featuring Elektro (from <em>Tales of Suspense</em> #13). Cover by Jeff Lemire — *All-New Hawkeye* #1 featuring Elektro (from *Tales of Suspense* #13). Cover by Jeff Lemire

<em>Ms. Marvel</em> #19 featuring Wrecker’s Robot (from <em>Fantastic Four</em> #12). Cover by Cliff Chiang — *Ms. Marvel* #19 featuring Wrecker’s Robot (from *Fantastic Four* #12). Cover by Cliff Chiang

Via ComicVine:

<em>Ant-Man</em> #1 featuring Scarlet Beetle (from <em>Tales to Astonish</em> #39). Cover by Tradd Moore — *Ant-Man* #1 featuring Scarlet Beetle (from *Tales to Astonish* #39). Cover by Tradd Moore

<em>Civil War</em> #5 featuring Lo-Karr, Bringer of Doom (from <em>Journey Into Mystery</em> #75). Cover by John Cassaday — *Civil War* #5 featuring Lo-Karr, Bringer of Doom (from *Journey Into Mystery* #75). Cover by John Cassaday

<em>Groot</em> #5 Quonian (from <em>Fantastic Four</em> #97). Cover by Christian Ward — *Groot* #5 Quonian (from *Fantastic Four* #97). Cover by Christian Ward

<em>Uncanny Avengers</em> #1 featuring Mangog (from <em>Thor</em> #154). Cover by Geoff Darrow — *Uncanny Avengers* #1 featuring Mangog (from *Thor* #154). Cover by Geoff Darrow

Via Newsarama:

<em>A-Force</em> #5 featuring Ulvar (from from <em>Journey Into Mystery</em> #63). Cover by Chris Samnee — *A-Force* #5 featuring Ulvar (from from *Journey Into Mystery* #63). Cover by Chris Samnee

<em>House of M</em> #4 featuring Kraa the Unhuman (from <em>Tales of Suspense</em> #18). Cover by Dave Johnson — *House of M* #4 featuring Kraa the Unhuman (from *Tales of Suspense* #18). Cover by Dave Johnson

<em>Howling Commandos of SHIELD</em> #1 featuring Orrgo (from <em>Strange Tales</em> #90). Cover by Michael Del Mundo — *Howling Commandos of SHIELD* #1 featuring Orrgo (from *Strange Tales* #90). Cover by Michael Del Mundo

<em>Invincible Iron Man</em> #2 featuring Fin Fang Foom (from <em>Strange Tales</em> #89). Cover by Walt Simonson — *Invincible Iron Man* #2 featuring Fin Fang Foom (from *Strange Tales* #89). Cover by Walt Simonson

<em>All-New, All Different Point One</em> #1 featuring Nezarr, the Calculator (from <em>Eternals</em> #7). Cover by Paul Pope — *All-New, All Different Point One* #1 featuring Nezarr, the Calculator (from *Eternals* #7). Cover by Paul Pope

<em>Sam Wilson, Captain America</em> #2 featuring Zetora (from <em>Journey Into Mystery</em> #57). Cover by Tony Moore — *Sam Wilson, Captain America* #2 featuring Zetora (from *Journey Into Mystery* #57). Cover by Tony Moore

<em>Spider-Gwen</em> #1 featuring Hypno-Creature (from <em>Tales of Suspense</em> #23). Cover by Francesco Francavilla — *Spider-Gwen* #1 featuring Hypno-Creature (from *Tales of Suspense* #23). Cover by Francesco Francavilla

<em>Unbeatable Squirrel Girl</em> #1 featuring Thorr (from <em>Tales to Astonish</em> #16). Cover by Chris Bachalo — *Unbeatable Squirrel Girl* #1 featuring Thorr (from *Tales to Astonish* #16). Cover by Chris Bachalo

Two covers are yet to be revealed:

New Avengers #2 featuring The Blip (from Tales to Astonish #15). Cover by Simon Bisley
Uncanny Inhumans #1 featuring Vandoom’s Monster (from Tales to Astonish #17). Cover by Art Adams

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