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Published December 20, 2019

Marcos Martín Celebrates the Legacy of a Classic Chris Claremont X-Men Story with New Variants

In 1982, legendary X-Men writer Chris Claremont changed the comic landscape forever with his iconic GOD LOVES, MAN KILLS story in MARVEL GRAPHIC NOVEL #5, a special edition issue that told a heartbreaking yet illuminating story that explored the mutant metaphor in a way readers had never seen before.

As Marvel continues to honor Chris Claremont’s 50 years of brilliant contributions to Marvel Comics, celebrate this landmark story with stunning variant covers by Eisner Award-winning Marcos Martín!

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In GOD LOVES, MAN KILLS, the X-Men join forces with their archenemy Magneto for the first time, pitting all of mutantkind against the worst humanity has to offer. Featuring the art of industry legend Brent Anderson, the story depicted a world that was all too familiar to readers and continues to inspire X-Men stories today. Look for these covers on issues of your favorite X-Men titles this March!

  • MARAUDERS 9 GOD LOVES MAN KILLS VARIANT COVER (JAN200854)
  • X-MEN 8 GOD LOVES MAN KILLS VARIANT COVER (JAN200844)
  • NEW MUTANTS 9 GOD LOVES MAN KILLS VARIANT COVER (JAN200850)
  • X-FORCE 9 GOD LOVES MAN KILLS VARIANT COVER (JAN200852)
  • EXCALIBUR 9 GOD LOVES MAN KILLS VARIANT COVER (JAN200848)
  • WOLVERINE 2 GOD LOVES MAN KILLS VARIANT COVER (JAN200835)

Look through the covers in the gallery below, then visit your local comic shop to pre-order your favorites!

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MARAUDERS #9 variant cover by Marcos Martín

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