The Lizard Returns In Spider-Man #686 Variant Cover

The Lizard is coming back to take on Spider-Man after he has dealt with Doctor Octopus in "Ends of the Earth". The Lizard will be appearing in the next Amazing Spider-Man arc, "No Turnin Back", which will then be followed by what is to be the biggest Amazing Spider-Man arc of all time starting with The Amazing Spider-Man #700.

Marvel has released a variant cover, done by J. Scott Campbell, for The Amazing Spider-Man #686, which will start "No Turning Back" and will be released on June 27, 2012.

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Astonishing X-Men #51 Wedding Variant

The wedding bells are ringing this June for Northstar and his soon-to-be husband Kyle and Marvel will be celebrating with a get-a-sketch variant cover for Astonoshing X-Men #51.

The cover, drawn by Phil Noto, has other Marvel married couples posing for the camera. One frame is an empty canvas to get a drawing done by your favorite artist.

"What we're trying to accomplish has everything to do with telling a love story, and nothing at all to do with politics," says Astonishing X-Men writer Marjorie Liu. "These are two characters who needed their relationship to evolve, and rather than do the usual thing -- like, break them up or add some artificial strife -- we're writing about what many people in love do in the real world: They get married. As for the rest -- the recent vote, Obama -- these are interesting times, that's all I can say."

Here is the official information about the upcoming wedding:

This June, get ready for the wedding of the year with the Astonishing X-Men #51 Create Your Own Wedding Variant! Designed and drawn by fan favorite artist Phil Noto, fans have the chance to frame their own wedding portraits amongst the memorable Marvel marriages of past  - OR draw their own! It’s the story that has everyone talking, and this June –  witness the landmark marriage of Northstar and Kyle, in style, with the Astonishing X-Men #51 Create Your Own Wedding Variant!

Astonishing X-Men will be available on June 20 with Marjorie Liu doing the writing and Mike Perkins doing art.

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AVX: VS #1 Variant

Marvel has released a first look at Stuart Immomen's variant cover for AVX VS #1 today which resembles a boxing poster and features this series' first two matches - "The Plate-Armored Playboy" Iron Man vs "The Metal Manipulator" Magneto and Thing vs Namor.

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