Guardians of the Galaxy #2 Gets a Paolo Rivera Variant

Marvel Comics today announced that Daredevil artist Paolo Rivera will contribute a variant cover to next month's Guardians of the Galaxy #2 by Brian Michael Bendis, Steve McNiven and Sara Pichelli. You can see the cover at left; Guardians of the Galaxy, which goes into production soon as a major motion picture, is being supported by some top-tier talent and A-list attention this year; not only will Bendis and friends be doing a series of free online Infinite Comics supporting the title, but Neil Gaiman will co-write an issue soon and bring Angela to the series. Check out the official solicitation text below.

Marvel is proud to unveil international superstar artist, Paolo Rivera's, jaw dropping cover to Guardians of the Galaxy #2! It's the book that has everybody talking and this April, the blockbuster team of Brian Michael Bendis and Steve McNiven with Sara Pichelli dial it up a notch bringing fans explosive action set across the entire Marvel Universe. The Badoon have their sights set on Earth, and Star Lord, Gamora, Rocket Racoon, Drax, Groot AND Iron Man must rush in to stop them. But with the brutal invasion happening in London, the fate of the Guardians of the Galaxy may have been decided millions of miles away. They're protecting the Marvel Universe one alien invasion at a time, and this April get your first look at just who the Guardians of the Galaxy really are in Guardians Of The Galaxy #2!