Hickman & Schiti’s G.O.D.S. Crash Marvel’s ‘X-Men: Hellfire Gala’ In Variant Cover
by Tony Thornley
They’re the stars of what’s probably Marvel’s most anticipated debut of the year. But before their fall debut, they’re going to crash the X-Men’s Hellfire Gala on a new variant cover.
The G.O.D.S. made their first appearance in a brief teaser story from Jonathan Hickman and Valerio Schiti on Free Comic Book Day. In that short snippet, we met Wyn as he told Stephen Strange that there’s so much more to the universe that he realizes. On this variant cover from Schiti for X-Men: Hellfire Gala, Wyn is joined by his assistant Aiko Maki and rival Dimitri as Eternity looms large in the background. It’s an intriguing tease for the mysterious series ahead of their first full appearance.
The highly-anticipated G.O.D.S. series will see two of the comic book industry’s greatest modern visionaries team up to revolutionize the Marvel Comics cosmology. In addition to seeing iconic omnipotent forces like Eternity, Infinity, and the Living Tribunal in shocking new light, readers will also meet the mysterious agents of THE-NATURAL-ORDER-OF-THINGS and THE-POWERS-THAT-BE, two factions that have schemed and clashed with each other for eons. What is a Babylon Event and why will its’ occurrence finally bring this never-ending war out of the shadows?
“When I was given a chance to work with Jonathan on a new project, I accepted right away,” Schiti said. “Then I discovered that we would be reimagining gods in the Marvel Universe: how they work, what they do, and how they interact with each other and humanity. It’s the kind of project that makes you weak in the knees when you think about it. Luckily, Jonathan has the gift to make even the most complex stories surprisingly simple and understandable. His pitch inspired me almost immediately. The core of the story is so perfect and clear that it swept away my anxiety and turned it into a burst of creativity.”
Check out the cover above and be sure to pick up X-Men: Hellfire Gala #1 on July 26th from Marvel Comics!
