The Cover For The New Issue Of Marvel’s “America” Pays Tribute To Beyoncé And Formation



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From the moment Marvel began issuing variant covers to their comics that were created to pay homage to some of hip hop’s biggest and most legendary names they’ve been a hit. They’ve used the variants to honor everybody from older legends like Wu-Tang Clan, Kool Keith, Ice Cube, LL Cool J, Eric B and Rakim amongst others, as well as new school MCs like Action Bronson, Kendrick Lamar, Schoolboy Q, Kanye West and many more. The variant covers were so successful Marvel eventually gathered them up and bound them into a special edition hardcover collection of all the illustrations.

Now, another legendary artist is getting the honor: The one and only Beyonce.

The cover for the new issue of Marvel’s #America pays homage to Beyoncé & #Formation. #AmericaChavez #LEMONADE ——————————— “The artist for the America Chavez series gave fans a preview of the second cover the series, which pays tribute to Beyoncé’s now iconic “Formation” video. In the cover, which you can see below, America sports an outfit similar to the Lemonade singer’s. But instead of an all black ensemble, the clothes are decorated with the stars and stripes of the American flag—even her white and blue top hat references Uncle Sam. Appearing on the cover alongside the beloved hero—who’s been a fan favorite since her appearance in Young Avengers—are Captain Marvel and Monica Rambeau, who once held the title of Captain Marvel herself. They both serve as her teammates on the Ultimates.”

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Of course, honoring Bey is a little different, and a little more unique. Her cover is not a homage to one of her album covers, but instead a snapshot that harkens back to her “Formation” video from last year. Marvel chose to use her and a specific shot from the iconic video as inspiration for the second issue of Marvel’s America.

The comic is unique in its own right, as it stars America Chavez, a queer latina character who can “punch through dimensions” according to Vulture. The comic is writer by another queer latina, Gabby Rivera and drawn by a fellow latino Joe Quinones — who was recently spotted at the Boston Women’s March — and for a comic filled and created by so much diversity there could be no better avatar than Beyonce.

The cover was clearly inspired by Bey’s infamous flipping the bird shot in “Formation” but instead of rocking all black attire, America is of course decked out in an American flag getup. Report by TMZ.




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