Preview: Marvel unveils acetate cover and Kubert pencils for ‘Origin II’

Wolverine: ORIGIN II #1

In celebration of the landmark Origin II series, which unveils the mysterious Wolverine’s storied past, Marvel is giving Origin II #1 the red carpet treatment with a special acetate cover. Gorgeously rendered by superstar artist Adam Kubert, this unique cover features an ominous base layer underneath a second acetate layer of the clawed mutant entering the fray! See the moving cover by clicking the first image below, or head over to Marvel. Clearly, someone’s being paying attention to the 3D covers DC is doing this month!

“The first acetate cover I ever saw was on Marvels and it blew my mind. We’re looking to do the same thing with this cover to Origin II,” said X-Men Senior Editor Nick Lowe. “Adam Kubert is a living comic book legend and this cover demonstrates that out of the gate. Top it off with Frank Martin’s delicious colors? The rendering, the concept and the surprise that readers will get when they lift the top layer of the cover drives home what a can’t-miss event Origin II is.”

Set a few years after the events of OriginOrigin II finds James Howlett running with the wolves…until something unexpected brings him back into the world of men! Follow the first “X-Man” as he finds his way back to civilization and falls afoul of someone Sinister, who’s just discovering mutantkind and the horrors he can visit on them. Written by comic superstar Kieron Gillen and drawn by industry legend Adam Kubert, Origin II #1 continues the proud tradition of revealing Wolverine’s shocking history in the highest quality possible!

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Wolverine: ORIGIN II #1 - Acetate cover

Wolverine: ORIGIN II #1

Wolverine: ORIGIN II #1

Wolverine: ORIGIN II #1

Wolverine: ORIGIN II #1

Wolverine: ORIGIN II #1

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  1. […] II series, due out on Christmas Day 2013! The pages and cover are colour versions of the previously released Adam Kubert pencils, but for a secret as closely guarded as Wolverine’s origin, less is probably more […]

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