Lords of Empyre: Celestial Messiah #1 — Joshua Cassara Variant Cover (2020)

Lords of Empyre: Celestial Messiah #1 — Joshua Cassara Variant Cover is a 2020 Marvel Comics one-shot tied to the Empyre event. The cover features Quoi, the Celestial Messiah, depicted as a powerful green-haired, green-skinned humanoid warrior with an intense expression, sharp features and enormous claw-like hands. He wears elaborate orange, gold, purple and blue armor and wields a large curved sword that dominates the upper portion of the composition.

Behind Quoi is a massive cosmic figure or celestial presence rendered in luminous teal, green and purple tones, surrounded by floating fragments and debris. The predominantly black cosmic background contrasts with the vivid colors of Quoi's armor, hair and weapon, creating a dramatic science-fiction/fantasy atmosphere. The cover carries the Lords of Empyre: Celestial Messiah title, Marvel's Variant Edition branding and a Rated T+ label.

The issue was released August 5, 2020, with a October 2020 cover date, and is a 40-page one-shot. Its story centers on the eve of Quoi's ascension, when the arrival of Mantis interrupts his trials and sets up a confrontation between mother and son.