Some of these covers, similar to blind boxes, were printed in specific ratios Ratios (for example 1:25 or 1:100), therefore driving up their scarcity and, as a result, rarity. Pictured above are just some of the many, many covers printed for House of X #1. As a case study, we can look at House of X #1 (2019). Variant covers are commissioned from both established and newer artists, and are sometimes printed in smaller quantities than the main cover. The variant cover often features a key moment from the book and/or a popular character associated with the book or its parent company. What is a variant cover?Ī variant cover is alternative cover artwork that is printed alongside the comic’s “main” cover. However, more recent comics (especially those published since 1990) have had multiple variant covers. Until 1986, real life comics only ever had ONE cover (also known as “the main/original cover”).

Understanding comic covers in real lifeīefore moving forward, it’s important to understand the practices of comic covers in real life. The cover is literally the only difference that exists between a common, uncommon and ultra rare comic, which is why it’s important to understand the different types of covers that exist in Veve. The numbering of comic mints is shared between all rarities, meaning that for 30k total editions, there will only ever be one #00001 and one #30000 (unlike collectibles, where there are five FA Deadpool #0001 in existence).For example, a Secret Rare or Rare comic does not have more (or different) pages from a common one.If it were not for their covers, different rarities of a comic in Veve would be 100% identical:

Understanding comics book