In honor of The Avengers movie, which opens in U.S. theaters this Friday, May 4, Marvel Comics released 14 special variant covers across its comic book line in April, each depicting Earth's Mightiest Heroes in the styles of some of history's greatest artists like Rembrandt, Michelangelo, Monet and Pollock, just because. The comics artists creating those visions include Gabriele Dell'Otto, Michael Kaluta, Alex Maleev, Greg Horn, Khoi Pham, Christian Nauck, Mike Del Mundo, Stephanie Hans, Steffe Schutzee, Charles Paul Wilson III, Joe Quinones, Julian Totino and John Tyler Christopher. Many of those works found their way into ComicsAlliance's picks for Best Comic Book Covers Ever (This Month) for April, and you can see the full collection of The Avengers "Art Appreciation" variants after the cut.


Age of Apocalypse #12 by Christian Nauck
In the style of ancient Egyptian wall painting



Amazing Spider-Man #683 by Mike Del Mundo
After Saul Bass



Avengers #25 by Gabriele Dell'otto
After Emanuel Leutze (Washington Crossing the Delaware)



Avengers Assemble #2 by Stephanie Hans
After Claude Monet


Incredible Hulk #7 by Charles Paul Wilson III
After EH Shepard (Winnie the Pooh)



Fantastic Four #605 by Michael Kaulta
After Winsor McCay (Little Nemo in Slumberland)



Invincible Iron Man #515 by Greg Horn
In the style of the Easter Island Moai



Daredevil #11 by Steffi Schütze
After Al Hirschfeld



Secret Avengers #26 by Joe Quinones
After Henri de Toulose-Lautrec (Moulin Rouge: La Goulue)



Uncanny X-Force #24 by Gerald Parel
After Georges Seurat (A Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte)



X-Men #27 by Greg Horn
After sculptors Auguste Rodin, Michelangelo and Constantin Brâncuşi (The Thinker, David and Bird in Space)



Winter Soldier #4 by John Tyler Christopher
After Erté



Wolverine & The X-Men #9 by Alex Maleev
After Egon Schiele



Wolverine #304 by Gurihiru
No idea who this is meant to be. It looks like Gurihiru doing Gurihiru!



X-Men #27 by Khoi Pham
I think this is after Gustave Doré, but I can't be sure.


Scarlet Spider #4 by Mike Del Mundo
After Milton Avery


New Avengers #24 by Mike Del Mundo
In the style of stained glass


Mighty Thor #13 by Gerald Parel
After Jackson Pollock


Captain America #10 by Richard Isanove
After Rembrandt (The Night Watch)


FF #17 by Julian Totino Tedesco
After Botticelli (The Birth of Venus)