Sometimes I think these publishers take potshots at one another just because they can. Call me crazy, but the variant cover to the upcoming Captain Brittain and MI-13 #18 and Ghost Rider #30, seems to be a direct smack at DC’s upcoming Faces of Evil covers.
CAPTAIN BRITAIN AND MI 13 #8 (OCT082413)
CAPTAIN BRITAIN AND MI 13 #8 VILLAIN VARIANT (OCT082414)
Written by PAUL CORNELL
Penciled by LEONARD KIRK
Cover by BRYAN HITCH
Villain Variant by HUMBERTO RAMOS
CB&MI13 #18 arrives December 10, 2008 for $2.99.
GHOST RIDER #30 (OCT082406)
GHOST RIDER #30 VILLAIN VARIANT (OCT082407)
Written by JASON AARON
Penciled by TAN ENG HUAT
Cover by GERALD PAREL
Villain Variant by RICHARD CORBEN
Ghost Rider #30 arrives December 17, 2008 for $2.99.
I think the villian variants have everything to do with the fact that Marvel’s villians are about to take center stage and nothing to do with DC’s Faces of Evil campaign.