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Exclusive: Jeff Smith’s Variant Cover for “Fire Power” #19

By | March 8th, 2022
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Robert Kirkman and Chris Samnee’s martial arts epic “Fire Power” kicks off a new arc next month, and we are proud to present an exclusive first look at issue #19’s Cover C, drawn by none other than “Bone” creator Jeff Smith, with colors by Tom Gaadt.

Cover by Jeff Smith and Tom Gaadt

Written by Robert Kirkman
Art by Chris Samnee
Colored by Matthew Wilson
Lettered by Rus Wooton

The legends are true. The dragon is real. The world is in danger. All this and INTRODUCING: MASTER SHUN!

Thanks to Skybound for the cover, and be sure to pick up a copy when it releases on April 6. “Fire Power” #19 will also have a main cover by Samnee and colorist Matthew Wilson, as well as a Cover B by David Finch and Dave McCaig (both available to view here), and Cover D by Kim Jung Gi and Pyeongjun Park, which will be the first in a six-part, interconnecting series of variants, the entirety of which can be seen here.


Press release:

JEFF SMITH’S FIRE POWER BY KIRKMAN & SAMNEE #19 VARIANT COVER REVEALED BY IMAGE/SKYBOUND

LOS ANGELES 03/08/2022 – Today Image/Skybound unveiled an extraordinary new variant cover of Fire Power by Kirkman & Samnee #19 by legendary creator Jeff Smith (Bone) and colorist Tom Gaadt.

From the all-star team of writer Robert Kirkman, artist Chris Samnee, colorist Matthew Wilson and letterer Rus Wooton, Fire Power #19 kicks off a thrilling new story arc, following the shocking reveal of the dragon that closed issue #18. The legends are true and the world is in danger.

Smith’s cover joins an impressive list of variant covers for Fire Power #19: the kick-off of a variant cover series by superstars David Finch and Dave McCaig, as well as the beginning of a recently announced connecting cover series from master sketch artist Kim Jung Gi and colorist Pyeongjun Park, depicting Owen’s allies in the biggest fight of their lives in Fire Power by Kirkman & Samnee #19-24. This issue also features a main cover by Samnee & Wilson.

Fire Power by Kirkman & Samnee #19 will be available at comic book shops and digital platforms including Amazon Kindle, Apple Books, comiXology, and Google Play on Wednesday, April 6.

A full list of covers is below:
• Fire Power #19 CVR A SAMNEE & WILSON (FEB220203)
• Fire Power #19 CVR B FINCH & MCCAIG (FEB220204)
• Fire Power #19 CVR C SMITH & GAADT (FEB220205)
• Fire Power #19 CVR D JUNG GI & PARK (FEB220206)

For more info and updates, visit www.skybound.com.


Christopher Chiu-Tabet

Chris was the news manager of Multiversity Comics. A writer from London on the autistic spectrum, he enjoys talking about his favourite films, TV shows, books, music, and games, plus history and religion. He is Lebanese/Chinese, although he can't speak Cantonese or Arabic. He continues to rundown comics news on Ko-fi: give him a visit (and a tip if you like) there.

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