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Published July 27, 2020

Go Behind the Scenes of Alex Ross's Timeless Creative Process

Prepare for 28 new Alex Ross variant covers by watching a special video of the legendary artist!

Over the last two months, the humble House of Ideas has revealed 28 "Timeless" variant covers created by Modern Marvel Master Alex Ross, which will begin to hit shelves at your local comic shop in September. Now, you can get a rare glimpse inside Ross’s artistic process as he crafts his legendary painted covers—watch the special video below to see how his Timeless imagery was made into a magnificent mural for Marvel’s NYC offices!

Each terrific Timeless variant features one of Marvel’s greatest heroes brought to life by the iconic art of the relentlessly revolutionary Ross. Behold Spider-ManScarlet WitchWolverineNamor, and more in painted portraits, depicted in their most classic and beloved costumes. And don’t miss your chance to begin collecting all 28 of these stunning variant covers at your local comic shop starting in September!

See below for a complete list and gallery of the Timeless variant covers available in just over a month!

September 2020

  • X-FACTOR 4 ANGEL TIMELESS VIRGIN VARIANT
  • IRON MAN 1 TIMELESS VIRGIN VARIANT
  • EMPYRE FALLOUT: FANTASTIC FOUR 1 SUB-MARINER TIMELESS VIRGIN VARIANT
  • IMMORTAL SHE-HULK 1 SHE-HULK TIMELESS VIRGIN VARIANT
  • FANTASTIC FOUR: ANTITHESIS 2 SILVER SURFER TIMELESS VIRGIN VARIANT
  • IMMORTAL HULK 37 HULK TIMELESS VIRGIN VARIANT
  • GIANT-SIZE X-MEN: STORM 1 STORM TIMELESS VIRGIN VARIANT
  • STRANGE ACADEMY 3 DR. STRANGE TIMELESS VIRGIN VARIANT  
  • CAPTAIN AMERICA 23 CAPTAIN AMERICA TIMELESS VIRGIN VARIANT  
  • FANTASTIC FOUR 24 HUMAN TORCH TIMELESS VIRGIN VARIANT
  • FANTASTIC FOUR 24 INVISIBLE WOMAN TIMELESS VIRGIN VARIANT  
  • FANTASTIC FOUR 24 MISTER FANTASTIC TIMELESS VIRGIN VARIANT
  • FANTASTIC FOUR THE THING TIMELESS VIRGIN VARIANT
  • AVENGERS 36 GHOST RIDER TIMELESS VIRGIN VARIANT

October 2020

  • AMAZING SPIDER-MAN 50 SPIDER-MAN TIMELESS VIRGIN VARIANT
  • DAREDEVIL 23 DAREDEVIL TIMELESS VIRGIN VARIANT
  • EXCALIBUR 13 NIGHTCRAWLER TIMELESS VIRGIN VARIANT
  • FANTASTIC FOUR 25 BLACK BOLT TIMELESS VIRGIN VARIANT
  • FANTASTIC FOUR: ANTITHESIS 3 MEDUSA TIMELESS VIRGIN VARIANT
  • HELLIONS 5 PHOENIX TIMELESSS VIRGIN VARIANT
  • MARAUDERS 13 ICEMAN TIMESLESS VIRGIN VARIANT
  • NEW MUTANTS 13 COLOSSUS TIMELESS VIRGIN VARIANT
  • SHANG-CHI 2 SHANG-CHI TIMELESS VIRGIN VARIANT
  • SPIDER-WOMAN 5 SPIDER-WOMAN TIMELESS VIRGIN VARIANT
  • THOR 8 THOR TIMELESS VIRGIN VARIANT
  • WOLVERINE 6 WOLVERINE TIMELESS VIRGIN VARIANT
  • X-FORCE 13 BEAST TIMELESS VIRGIN VARIANT
  • X-MEN 13 CYCLOPS TIMELESS VIRGIN VARIANT

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Timeless Variant Covers - September Releases
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X-FACTOR 4 ANGEL TIMELESS VIRGIN VARIANT
Timeless Variant Covers - October Releases
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AMAZING SPIDER-MAN 50 SPIDER-MAN TIMELESS VIRGIN VARIANT

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