EXCLUSIVE: "Secret Invasion" #4 Mel Rubi Variant

[andy khouri]

Courtesy of Dynamic Forces, CBR brings you an exclusive first look at "Red Sonja" artist Mel Rubi's variant cover of "Secret Invasion" #4 by Brian Michael Bendis and Leinil Francis Yu.

http://comicbookresources.com/?page=article&id=16919

[Mr.EZ]

Courtesy of Dynamic Forces, CBR brings you an exclusive first look at "Red Sonja" artist Mel Rubi's variant cover of "Secret Invasion" #4 by Brian Michael Bendis and Leinil Francis Yu.

http://comicbookresources.com/?page=article&id=16919

What's with using those versions of the Howling Commandoes and Kid Vision?

[Asian_Invasion]

What's with using those versions of the Howling Commandoes and Kid Vision?

Looks more like Iron Lad than the new Vision.

[HeckBoy]

What's with using those versions of the Howling Commandoes and Kid Vision?

Looks more like Iron Lad than the new Vision.

Yeah that's kinda weird. I have no idea why the artist drew those but I want to believe it was purposeful and not a very big oversight on the characters.

[agrich]

Special guest star: Poison Ivy?

Nothing against Mel Rubi, but is there a reason why he specifically is kicking in a variant cover for the series?

I don't really have a problem with variants, but I like it better when there's a connection between the artist and, say, the series or the characters or something. Like a Cheung variant or something....

[Mr.EZ]

Looks more like Iron Lad than the new Vision.

I know, but Vision looks like that, recolored. His current Vision appearance is just a cover to not upset Stature.

[Asian_Invasion]

Special guest star: Poison Ivy?

Nothing against Mel Rubi, but is there a reason why he specifically is kicking in a variant cover for the series?

I don't really have a problem with variants, but I like it better when there's a connection between the artist and, say, the series or the characters or something. Like a Cheung variant or something....

I think that is suppose to be Black Widow. Look at the other variant.

[DeadXMan]

it's Camo-netting

It's what Sniper use in the field

[Peter F.]

So are those Howling Commandos going to show up too?

[RonnieThunderbolts]

With the Young Avengers in their original incarnations (a lot of them are in their first appearance duds, including Kate, Teddy with no arm ridges, Eli in his old uniform, and Cassie is with them, Speed is not) and with that being the wrong Howling Commandos, I'm relatively certain that this is an oversight. This is just one of many variant covers. If it were the main series cover, or the McNiven variant, I'd have more faith it wasn't simply a case of Google being the artist's only continuity editor, and it being a crappy one at that.

[HartyPotter]

Looks okay to me.

[Peter F.]

With the Young Avengers in their original incarnations (a lot of them are in their first appearance duds, including Kate, Teddy with no arm ridges, Eli in his old uniform, and Cassie is with them, Speed is not) and with that being the wrong Howling Commandos, I'm relatively certain that this is an oversight. This is just one of many variant covers. If it were the main series cover, or the McNiven variant, I'd have more faith it wasn't simply a case of Google being the artist's only continuity editor, and it being a crappy one at that.

Well Teddy at least has his blond hair. But yeah probably just the artist's error, damn them always forgetting Speed.

[DannyV_El_Acme]

it's Camo-netting

It's what Sniper use in the field

The actual term is ghillie suit... And it's not much of a ghillie suit if we can actually see who it is under it


See, THIS is what a ghillie suit is supposed to look like.

[CaptainCanada]

So based on the two variants we've seen so far, Black Widow plays a big role in this issue.

[Affinity]

So based on the two variants we've seen so far, Black Widow plays a big role in this issue.

Can't wait.

With the Young Avengers in their original incarnations (a lot of them are in their first appearance duds, including Kate, Teddy with no arm ridges, Eli in his old uniform, and Cassie is with them, Speed is not) and with that being the wrong Howling Commandos, I'm relatively certain that this is an oversight. This is just one of many variant covers. If it were the main series cover, or the McNiven variant, I'd have more faith it wasn't simply a case of Google being the artist's only continuity editor, and it being a crappy one at that.

It makes you wonder who's looking at anything. That it could pass the artist, inker, colorist, letterer, (marketing dept.?), Dynamite execs, MARVEL's marketing squad, some sort of editor, and then still be e-mailed and sent to CBR News as a press release...and that's just an image.

That's so...unprofessional, to me. Especially the last step.