Marvel Comics is celebrating the art of Clayton Crain with a 20-issue variant cover extravaganza coming our way in January 2026.
“Each of the 20 covers are acrylic painted, which took a total time of around 150 hours to complete,” Crain explained. “Several of them, even after nearly 27 years in the industry, represent my first shot at a published piece of that character. This was a great time, and I am thankful for my editors for their confidence in completing such a marathon of covers.”
On Sale 1/7
NOVA: CENTURION #3 CLAYTON CRAIN VARIANT COVER – 75960620922400321
NOVA: CENTURION #3 CLAYTON CRAIN VIRGIN VARIANT COVER – 75960620922400316
VENOM #253 CLAYTON CRAIN VARIANT COVER – 75960621330625321
VENOM #253 CLAYTON CRAIN VIRGIN VARIANT COVER – 75960621330625316
WOLVERINE #14 CLAYTON CRAIN VARIANT COVER – 75960620841801421
WOLVERINE #14 CLAYTON CRAIN VIRGIN VARIANT COVER – 75960620841801416
On Sale 1/14
BLACK CAT #6 CLAYTON CRAIN VARIANT COVER – 75960621252100621
BLACK CAT #6 CLAYTON CRAIN VIRGIN VARIANT COVER – 75960621252100616
DUNGEONS OF DOOM #1 CLAYTON CRAIN VARIANT COVER – 75960621382500121
DUNGEONS OF DOOM #1 CLAYTON CRAIN VIRGIN VARIANT COVER – 75960621382500116
KNULL #1 CLAYTON CRAIN VARIANT COVER – 75960621388700131
KNULL #1 CLAYTON CRAIN VIRGIN VARIANT COVER – 75960621388700116
SPIRITS OF VIOLENCE #4 CLAYTON CRAIN VARIANT COVER – 75960621269900421
SPIRITS OF VIOLENCE #4 CLAYTON CRAIN VIRGIN VARIANT COVER – 75960621269900416
UNCANNY X-MEN #22 CLAYTON CRAIN VARIANT COVER – 75960620917002231
UNCANNY X-MEN #22 CLAYTON CRAIN VIRGIN VARIANT COVER – 75960620917002217
On Sale 1/21
AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #20 CLAYTON CRAIN VARIANT COVER – 75960621001502031
AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #20 CLAYTON CRAIN VIRGIN VARIANT COVER – 75960621001502017
BLACK PANTHER: INTERGALACTIC #2 CLAYTON CRAIN VARIANT COVER – 75960621245300221
BLACK PANTHER: INTERGALACTIC #2 CLAYTON CRAIN VIRGIN VARIANT COVER – 75960621245300216
DAREDEVIL/PUNISHER: THE DEVIL’S TRIGGER #3 CLAYTON CRAIN VARIANT COVER – 75960621442600321
DAREDEVIL/PUNISHER: THE DEVIL’S TRIGGER #3 CLAYTON CRAIN VIRGIN VARIANT COVER – 75960621442600316
INGLORIOUS X-FORCE #1 CLAYTON CRAIN VARIANT COVER – 75960621362700121
INGLORIOUS X-FORCE #1 CLAYTON CRAIN VIRGIN VARIANT COVER – 75960621362700116
PLANET SHE-HULK #3 CLAYTON CRAIN VARIANT COVER – 75960621102900321
PLANET SHE-HULK #3 CLAYTON CRAIN VIRGIN VARIANT COVER – 75960621102900316
X-MEN #24 CLAYTON CRAIN VARIANT COVER – 75960620920002431
X-MEN #24 CLAYTON CRAIN VIRGIN VARIANT COVER – 75960620920002417
On Sale 1/28
INFERNAL HULK #3 CLAYTON CRAIN VARIANT COVER – 75960621361000321
INFERNAL HULK #3 CLAYTON CRAIN VIRGIN VARIANT COVER – 75960621361000316
IRON MAN #1 CLAYTON CRAIN VARIANT COVER – 75960621491400171
IRON MAN #1 CLAYTON CRAIN VIRGIN VARIANT COVER – 75960621491400117
PUNISHER: RED BAND #5 CLAYTON CRAIN VARIANT COVER – 75960621144900521
PUNISHER: RED BAND #5 CLAYTON CRAIN VIRGIN VARIANT COVER – 75960621144900516
On Sale 2/11
CYCLOPS #1 CLAYTON CRAIN VARIANT COVER – 75960621385600121
CYCLOPS #1 CLAYTON CRAIN VIRGIN VARIANT COVER – 75960621385600116
WADE WILSON: DEADPOOL #1 CLAYTON CRAIN VARIANT COVER – 75960621448800141
WADE WILSON: DEADPOOL #1 CLAYTON CRAIN VIRGIN VARIANT COVER – 75960621448800117
On Sale 2/18
CAPTAIN AMERICA #7 CLAYTON CRAIN VARIANT COVER – 75960621146300731
CAPTAIN AMERICA #7 CLAYTON CRAIN VIRGIN VARIANT COVER – 75960621146300717
