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A new era for the X-Men begins on Thursday, July 8th with the release of X-Men #1 and Marvel is proud to celebrate with the inaugural X-Men Day! In the first X-Men #1 in almost 20 years, Marvel’s mighty mutants enter the Heroic Age to face a deadly new threat, courtesy of fan favorite creators Victor Gischler and Paco Medina! Mark your calendars and be the first person on your block to score great X-Men Day commemorative items like the exclusive limited-edition cover print featuring Paco Medina’s “We Are The X-Men” images, exclusive variants, mini-posters and more! Plus, fans can’t miss the chance to add their own heroes to the X-Men lineup by sketching on the X-Men #1 Blank Variant!

Plus, Marvel would like to thank participating retailers with a special advance screening edition of X-Men #1 Premiere Variant! This limited-edition comic, featuring a personalized letter from Vice President, Executive Editor Axel Alonso, won’t be made available to the general public or retailers not participating in this historic event!

Retailers, check the Marvel Mailer for information about how to acquire festive party invitations, and all the other special edition party favors and be sure to sign up by 6/10. Additionally, the Marvel Retailer Resource Center and Diamond Retailer Site will feature special marketing items—such as customizable press releases, shelf talkers, cake toppers and flyers—exclusive to X-Men Day, helping to remind fans of the special Thursday on-sale date for comics that week.

On July 8th, the X-Men enter into an all-new, all-different X-Men #1 and no fan can miss the celebration known as X-Men Day!

X-MEN #1 (MAY100628)
X-MEN #1 ROMITA JR VARIANT (MAY100630)
X-MEN #1 MEDINA VARIANT (MAY100632)
X-MEN #1 DJURDJEVIC VARIANT (MAY100633)
X-MEN #1 BLANK VARIANT (MAY100629)
Written by VICTOR GISCHLER
Penciled by PACO MEDINA
Cover by ADI GRANOV
Variant Cover by JOHN ROMITA JR.
Variant Cover by PACO MEDINA
Variant Cover by MARKO DJURDJEVIC
Rated T+ …$3.99
FOC—6/17/10, On-sale—7/8/10

X-MEN #1 COIPEL VARIANT (MAY100631)
Written by VICTOR GISCHLER
Penciled by PACO MEDINA
Variant Cover by OLIVIER COIPEL
Rated T+ …$3.99
FOC—6/17/10, On-sale—7/21/10

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Marvel is proud to unveil even more Iron Man By Design 2.0 variant covers, featuring stunning new interpretations of Iron Man by one of the animation industry’s most acclaimed talents, and one of pop-culture’s most influential forces.

Avengers #2 features the art of Alan Aldridge on a variant cover that’ll take you for a trip! Best known for the design and production of artwork of album covers for The Who, The Rolling Stones, and Elton John, Aldridge is also famous for his extensive work with The Beatles and brings his psychedelic style to the Armored Avenger!

Power up with Invincible Iron Man Annual #1, and the multiple Emmy award-winning creator of Dexter’s Laboratory and Samurai Jack, Genndy Tartakovsky! Bringing his unique vision to this variant cover, Tartakovsky delivers one of the most unique Iron Man covers you’ve ever seen.

Get a look at Iron Man like you’ve never seen him before! Don’t miss the Iron Man By Design 2.0 variant covers!

AVENGERS #2 (APR100547)
AVENGERS #2 ROMITA JR VARIANT (APR100548)
AVENGERS #2 IRON MAN BY DESIGN 2.0 VARIANT (APR100549)
Written by BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS
Pencils & Cover by JOHN ROMITA JR.
Variant by JOHN ROMITA JR.
Iron Man By Design 2.0 Variant by ALAN ALDRIDGE
Rated T+ …$3.99
FOC—6/3/10, On-Sale—6/23/10

INVINCIBLE IRON MAN ANNUAL #1 (MAR100546)
INVINCIBLE IRON MAN ANNUAL #1 IRON MAN BY DESIGN 2.0 VARIANT (MAR100547)
Written by MATT FRACTION
Penciled by CARMINE DI GIANDOMENICO
Cover by SALVADOR LARROCA
Iron Man By Design 2.0 Variant by GENNDY TARTAKOVSKY
Rated A …$4.99
FOC—6/10/10, On-Sale—6/30/10

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