War of the Realms #1 — Midtown Comics Exclusive Skan Variant Cover (2019)

War of the Realms #1 — Midtown Comics Exclusive Skan Variant Cover (2019) is a Marvel Comics variant edition of the opening issue of the major War of the Realms event.

The dramatic cover by Skan Srisuwan is dominated by a huge close-up of a mysterious armored face with intensely glowing white eyes, surrounded by brilliant blue-white lightning and falling snow. Beneath the imposing figure is a rectangular golden-toned scene depicting several Marvel heroes, including Thor, Black Panther, Captain Marvel, Doctor Strange and Spider-Man, creating the appearance of a powerful vision or scene contained within the larger composition. The contrasting icy blue lightning and warm golden imagery give the cover a striking cinematic appearance.

The cover prominently displays the THE WAR OF THE REALMS logo and a large THE PUNISHER-style? Wait—this image actually does not show Punisher; the large title is THE WAR OF THE REALMS only. The issue itself is the main War of the Realms #1 event comic, written by Jason Aaron with art by Russell Dauterman and colors by Matthew Wilson. The story begins Malekith's invasion of Midgard after the Ten Realms have fallen under his control.

This copy is specifically the Midtown Comics Exclusive Skan variant, rather than the standard Art Adams cover or one of the other numerous War of the Realms #1 variants.