Marvel Rivals #1 — Federico Sabbatini Variant Cover (2025)

Marvel Rivals #1 — Federico Sabbatini Variant Cover is a 2025 Marvel Comics one-shot inspired by the hit Marvel Rivals video game. The issue is written by Paul Allor, with interior art by Luca Claretti, while Federico Sabbatini provides the variant cover artwork.

The cover presents a colorful, playful ensemble scene featuring numerous Marvel Rivals characters. Jeff the Land Shark is prominently positioned near the top center wearing a bright floral shirt and oversized visor, while Luna Snow appears in the foreground with her distinctive black-and-white hairstyle and red-and-black costume. Other recognizable characters are crowded around the composition, including Spider-Man, Psylocke, Magik, Thor, Venom, Squirrel Girl, Rocket Raccoon, Groot and additional members of the game's roster.

The artwork uses a bright aqua-blue and white background filled with floating bubbles, giving the scene an energetic underwater or submerged visual effect. The large white RIVALS logo dominates the upper portion, while the Marvel logo appears above it. The upper-right box identifies the issue as #1, Variant Edition.

This variant is specifically credited to Federico Sabbatini and carries UPC 75960621287300121. The comic itself collects the first six chapters of the Marvel Rivals Infinity Comic in print and is set around a time rift in Tokyo 2099 that disrupts the Web of Life and Destiny