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[Spike Spiegel]

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Have you ever wanted the great power and responsibility of drawing Spider-Man? Do you look at the pages of Black Panther and wish you could draw a Wakandan king? How often have you been tempted to break the fourth wall and draw Gwenpool?

Marvel has always championed rising creators, and now fans can learn how to draw like a super hero with HOW TO DRAW VARIANT COVERS by blockbuster writer Chip Zdarsky (Peter Parker: The Spectacular Spider-Man, Howard The Duck, Star-Lord.) First appearing on the back of a blank variant cover on Peter Parker: The Spectacular Spider-Man #1, HOW TO DRAW VARIANTS will debut on the covers of select Marvel comics this fall. Each custom cover features a step-by-step process for drawing one of Marvel's iconic characters – along with some helpful ”Zdarsky Advice" for good measure.

”I don't really know how to draw so this whole thing feels quite irresponsible," said Chip Zdarsky, who must know how to draw. Right?

”I don't know about everybody out there in Mighty Marveldom, but when I first started collecting comics, one of my hobbies was trying to draw my favorite Marvel heroes and villains," said editor Devin Lewis. ”Carrying on the grand tradition of the classic HOW TO DRAW COMICS THE MARVEL is this series of HOW-TO Variants by Chip Zdarsky, one of the most... unique?... voices in comics today. In addition to giving REALLY ACCURATE instructions about how to draw each of these characters, Chip's bringing his brand of humor to each and every piece, and we can promise that whether you're a Marvel fan old or new, at least ONE of these ‘em will give you a chuckle!"

Don't miss your chance to learn how to draw from Marvel's best. Be sure to visit your local comic shop and pick up your HOW TO DRAW VARIANTS for these titles this fall!

1. ALL-NEW GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY #11
2. ALL NEW WOLVERINE #25
3. BLACK PANTHER #166
4. CABLE #150
5. CAPTAIN MARVEL #125
6. CHAMPIONS #13
7. DAREDEVIL #27
8. DEFENDERS #6
9. FALCON #1
10. GWENPOOL, THE UNBELIEVABLE #21
11. HAWKEYE #11
12. INCIVIBLE IRON MAN #593
13. MIGHTY THOR #700
14. PUNISHER: THE PLATOON #1
15. ROYALS #9
16. SPIDER-GWEN #25
17. SPIRITS OF VENGEANCE #1
18. THE UNBEATABLE SQUIRREL GIRL #25
19. VENOM #155
20. X-MEN: GOLD #13

Wait...he can actually draw, right?

How to draw... GROOT!

How to draw... BLACK PANTHER!

How to draw... I dunno, some lame person.

How to draw... Matt Murdock DAREDEVIL!

How to draw... GWENPOOL!

And the one that started it all, Chip's how to draw variant for Peter Parker: The Spectacular Spider-Man:

 

[TheProdigal]

For the black pather one if the end result is 6 then theres no need for 4 and 5.

 

[Sapiens]

 

[Transistor]

For the black pather one if the end result is 6 then theres no need for 4 and 5.

Thatsthejoke.jpg

 

[Corran Horn]

For the black pather one if the end result is 6 then theres no need for 4 and 5.

That's the ...

Thatsthejoke.jpg

Damnit

 

[Vincent Alexander]

These are good. I enjoyed the Daredevil ending.

 

[Messofanego]

I don't follow comics much but I love the hate Captain Marvel gets for being so boring haha. Thank you, Slayven, for reinforcing that meme here.

 

[ThisGuy]

Lmao

 

[Epsilon-delta]

Lol

 

[Permanently A]

 

[gutter_trash]

hahahaha

pretty much, his Spider-Man page was butt awful. The best way to learn how to draw Spider-Man is to start with John Romita Sr's which is the most organized and clean way to draw Spider-Man

 

[Slayven]

I don't follow comics much but I love the hate Captain Marvel gets for being so boring haha. Thank you, Slayven, for reinforcing that meme here.

*composes angry tweet*

 

[adj_noun]

These things always have that one darn step that goes from six year old to Picasso.

At least if feels that way to ol' "stick figures are a challenge" adj_noun.

Spoiler

IT'S TRUE EVEN IF THIS IS A JOKE

SOB

 

[Monocle]

Now ANYBODY can be a Marvel artist!

 

[ShadowSwordmaster]

Oh look, more Marvel variant covers to boost sales.

 

[Elegant Weapon]

spectacular spider bulge

 

[Mesoian]

Oh look, more Marvel variant covers to boost sales.

Meanwhile, I can't get a 24x36 sized print of the Howard the Duck/Rocket Racoon RTJ variant cover anywhere.

Marvel's marketing teams are pretty wonky sometimes.

 

[The Kree]

Step 1: Draw an oval.
Step 6: Become an amazing artist.

 

[ZeroX03]

Chip Zdarsky is a treasure.

 

[Sobriquet]

I <3 Chip Zdarsky

 

[CorporateClown]

These are great lol. I met chip at a con once and since there weren't many people around, shot the shit with him for a while. Great dude.

 

[Dubbedinenglish]

Spiderman crapped his pants

 

[Zombie James]

Pretty much what it looks like to me.

 

[akira28]

Spiderman crapped his pants

..that's not crap, it's in the front. it's webbing.



...that's not webbing.