Marvel Comics: "Screw the fans -we just want their cash!"

A Note from Mr Friendly at Marvel:

"Come on you dumb-ass cash cows -25 variant covers.  We're gonna milk you like a prize cow! Don't give your cash to any other publisher that needs it because buy any one of these and they will not be worth millions in a few weeks!"

Here is the thing: you do NOT need 25 covers to a book. A cover is a piece of art designed to make the potential buyer pick up a copy. It is the same comic book.  I've chatted to people who collect as many variant covers as they can get -one even paid $150 because it was "the last one I needed".  I ask all these people the same thing: "What was the story like?"  not one had a clue as to the story and only one actually followed the comic and after the book went into acid free backing board and Mylar it would not be opened again.

These idiots -they are because these variant covers are NOT going to make you loads of money unless you find another sucker- say that they are "supporting the comics industry" when they are not.  They are supporting Disney-Marvel greed.

Some comments from fans on the George Perez FB page:

Hard pass. Marvel can suck it

Marvel makes it so easy to drop more books with stunts like this...

One cover is plenty for me. 25 different variant covers? Ridiculous.

I know some people love the variant cover thing, but I really hate it. It artificially inflate the number sold and I feel it is harmful (and confusing) to the market. I guess Marvel is going to do what they are going to do and some fans will buy or try to collect them all... Me? I think I just want the Perez cover and that is all.

It goes on and on by the way! For 20 years I have been pointing this out but...suckers are suckers.

My question is why Marvel never went for 50 variant covers -the suckers are out there (and the distributors and store owners will all work their own cons to make a bigger buck out of this.  But, here is your list:

Collect all 25 variant covers of War of the Realms

War of the Realms #1 Battle Lines Variant – Cover by Nexon

War of the Realms #1 Cho Variant – Cover by Frank Cho

War of the Realms #1 Christopher Variant – Cover by John Tyler Christopher

War of the Realms #1 Dauterman Wraparound Gatefold Young Guns Variant – Cover by Russell Dauterman 

War of the Realms #1 Granov Variant – Cover by Adi Granov 

War of the Realms #1 International Connecting Variant – Cover by Rodney Ramos 

War of the Realms #1 Lim Variant – Cover by Ron Lim 

War of the Realms #1 Ottley Variant – Cover by Ryan Ottley 

War of the Realms #1 Perez Variant – Cover by George Perez 

War of the Realms #1 Dauterman Variant – Cover by Russell Dauterman 

War of the Realms #1 Horn Variant – Cover by Greg Horn 

War of the Realms #1 Hugo Variant – Cover by Victor Hugo 

War of the Realms #1 Takeda Variant – Cover by Sana Takeda 

War of the Realms #1 Quesada Variant – Cover by Joe Quesada 

War of the Realms #1 Quesada Virgin Variant – Cover by Joe Quesada 

War of the Realms #1 Simonson Hidden Gem Variant – Cover by Walter Simonson 

War of the Realms #1 Camuncoli Connecting Realm Variant - Cover by Giuseppe Camuncoli 

War of the Realms #1 Pyeong Jun Park Variant – Cover by Pyeong Jun Park 

War of the Realms #1 Artist B Variant – Cover by TBA 

War of the Realms #1 Zero Variant – Cover by Zero 

War of the Realms #1 Simonson Hidden Gem B&W Variant – Cover by Walter Simonson 

War of the Realms #1 Art Adams Premium Variant – Cover by Art Adams 

War of the Realms #1 Blank Cover Variant 

War of the Realms #1 Party Variant – Cover by Amanda Conner 

War of the Realms #1 Finch Variant – Cover by David Finch