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LOS ANGELES 01/16/2025 — Today Skybound and Image Comics revealed the stacked lineup of variant covers for the all-new Invincible Universe series Battle Beast #1, which reunites the longtime Invincible creative team of co-creator/writer Robert Kirkman (Void Rivals, The Walking Dead) and contributing creator/artist Ryan Ottley (The Amazing Spider-Man), who first created the fan-favorite character together nearly two decades ago.
Perfect for longtime fans and new readers alike, the new ongoing series promises to reveal the secret story of crowd favorite Battle Beast in what is the most demanded Invincible story of all time, in the first-ever Battle Beast series. The debut issue will be available in comic book shops April 23, 2025.
In addition to the main cover by Ryan Ottley and series colorist Annalisa Leoni (Oblivion Song), the first issue’s variant cover lineup includes an open to order cover by David Finch and incentive variant covers by E.J. Su, Kael Ngu, Arthur Adams, and Jonboy Meyers. Additionally, the program includes a 1:1000 incentive CGC signed/graded foil version of Ottley’s main cover, a Battle Beast die cut mask foil cover by Ottley & Leoni, and a very special 1:2000 Ottley Original Art Sketch Cover.
Invincible Universe: Battle Beast #1 also features a first-of-its-kind blind bag program that allows fans a chance to get ANY of the solicited covers from A through I. However, there are rare SURPRISE comics related to Battle Beast or the Invincible Universe that can be found in these blind bags. Those SURPRISE comics will not be publicly announced in advance of the issue release.
Cursed with an unquenchable thirst for violence that threatens those he loves, Battle Beast searches the universe for the one warrior mightier than him…so that he may die before harming anyone else. But even in a universe of mighty Viltrumites like Invincible and Omni-Man, it seems that no one may be able to stop the galaxy’s deadliest warrior…unless he does the unthinkable.
Created by Robert Kirkman and Cory Walker, Invincible #1 debuted to critical acclaim on January 22, 2003. Ryan Ottley joined soon after on issue #8 in late 2003 as the new series artist and contributing creator. Throughout its fifteen-year run at Image Comics, Invincible not only continued for a historic 146 issues, but also spawned multiple spin-off series and even an inter-company crossover with a certain friendly neighborhood superhero. In 2021, the Invincible animated series arrived on Prime Video and quickly became one of the most popular new streaming series, earning praise worldwide for its fresh storytelling. With a second season wrapped and a third on the way, Invincible remains a cornerstone of the pop culture landscape that continues to grow in popularity every year.
Prime Video has announced that the critically acclaimed adult animated series co-produced by Skybound Animation and Amazon MGM Studios will return for season 3 on February 6, with new episodes airing weekly through March 13. Invincible is available exclusively on Prime Video in more than 240 countries and territories around the world. The first two seasons of the animated series received “Certified Fresh” rankings on Rotten Tomatoes and was awarded Rotten Tomatoes’ Golden Tomato Award for Best Animated Series in 2023. Invincible follows 17-year-old Mark Grayson as he inherits his father’s superpowers and sets out to become Earth’s greatest defender, only to discover the job is more challenging than he ever imagined.
For fans with a thirst as unquenchable for Invincible content as Battle Beast’s is for violence, the new comic book series debuts the month after season 3 of the hit Prime Video series wraps.
Battle Beast #1 (Lunar Codes Below | SRP: $3.99, unless otherwise noted) will be available at comic book shops and digital platforms including Amazon Kindle, Apple Books, and Google Play on Wednesday, April 23, 2025.
The full list of covers is below:
- Battle Beast #1 Cover A by Ryan Ottley & Annalisa Leoni (Lunar Code: 0125IM287)
- Battle Beast #1 Cover B by David Finch (Lunar Code: 0125IM288)
- Battle Beast #1 Cover C Blind Bag: Various (Lunar Code: 0125IM289)
- Battle Beast #1 Cover D (1:10 Incentive) by E.J. Su (Lunar Code: 0125IM290)
- Battle Beast #1 Cover E (1:25 Incentive) by Kael Ngu (Lunar Code: 0125IM291)
- Battle Beast #1 Cover F (1:50 Incentive) by Arthur Adams (Lunar Code: 0125IM292)
- Battle Beast #1 Cover G (1:100 Incentive) (Foil) by Jonboy Meyers (Lunar Code: 0125IM293)
- Battle Beast #1 Cover H (1:1000 CGC Signed/Graded) (Foil) by Ryan Ottley & Annalisa Leoni (Lunar Code: 0125IM294)
- Battle Beast #1 Cover I Blank Sketch Cover (Lunar Code: 0125IM295)
- Battle Beast #1 Cover J (Battle Beast Die Cut Mask Cover) (Foil) ($4.99) by Ryan Ottley, Andres Juarez & Annalisa Leoni (Lunar Code: 0125IM296)
- Battle Beast #1 Cover K (1:2000 Ryan Ottley Original Art Sketch Cover) by Ryan Ottley (Lunar Code: 0125IM297)
