Skrulls take over for Iron Man, Venom, Hulk, and more in Marvel's May variant covers

Iron Man #20 Skrull variant cover by Pasqual Ferry (Image credit: Marvel Comics)

The Skrulls are back in a big way in the Marvel Universe - and not so coincidently, also the Marvel Cinematic Universe, in 2022.

As a companion to a Secret Invasion follow-up in May by writer Ryan North and artist Francesco Mobili starring Nick Fury and Maria Hill, Marvel is publishing a series of variant covers throughout its comics line depicting Skrull versions of Marvel heroes. And because the premise of the original 2008 Secret Invasion and the 2022 follow-up is about Skrull agents secretly infiltrating Earth, unlike past variant cover themes that featured Gwen Stacy (or Carnage, or others) mashed up with other heroes, these Skrullified heroes have some potential to be the real deal.

Skrulls hiding on Earth is also expected to be the focus on the upcoming Secret Invasion Disney Plus streaming series reuniting Samuel L. Jackson (as Nick Fury) and Ben Mendelsohn (as Talos) along with new stars Olivia Coleman and Emilia Clarke.

On sale May 4

Captain Marvel #38 by Stephen Segovia
Miles Morales: Spider-Man #38 by Ernanda Souza
Shang-Chi #12 by Ron Lim
Venom #8 by Inhyuk Lee
X-Men #11 by Javier Garrón

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Marvel Comics' Skrull variant cover — (Image credit: Marvel Comics)

On sale May 11

Amazing Spider-Man #3 by Salvador Larroca
Avengers #56 by David Lopez
Black Panther #6 by Khary Randolph
Iron Man #20 by Pasqual Ferry
Moon Knight #11 by Francesco Manna
Silver Surfer Rebirth #5 by Mico Suayan
Spider-Punk #2 by John Tyler Christopher

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On sale May 18

Eternals #12 by Nao Fuji
Fantastic Four #44 by Lucas Werneck
Iron Fist #4 by Sergio Dávila
Silk #5 by Kael Ngu
Strange #3 by Leonardo Romero
Wolverine #21 by Trevor Von Eeden

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On sale May 25

Amazing Spider-Man #4 by Jan Bazaldua
Avengers Forever #6 by Phil Noto
Carnage #3 by Björn Barends
Ghost Rider #4 by David Baldeón
Hulk #7 by Junggeun Yoon
Immortal X-Men #3 by Nicoletta Baldari

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The original Secret Invasion ranks high on our list of the most impactful Marvel Comics events of all time.

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